De Minaur out of Cincinnati as “unique” hip injury continues to be an issue

The Australian injured his hip during fourth-round victory over Arthur Fils at Wimbledon earlier this year

De Minaur, Wimbledon, 2024 ActionPlus/Panoramic

August 11, 2024

Alex De Minaur has been ruled out of the 2024 Cincinnati Open as he continues to recover from a hip injury sustained at Wimbledon earlier this summer.

The Australian had to pull out of his quarter-final against Novak Djokovic at SW19 after jarring his hip at the end of his fourth-round victory over Arthur Fils. He then missed the Olympics, the National Bank Open and now has been forced to pull out of the Cincinnati Open.

His participation in the US Open is now is peril, as De Minaur faces a race against time to recover from what he describes as a “unique” injury.

“Yeah, I’m devastated, but I had to pull out due to a hip injury, a little tear of the fibre cartilage that kind of is at the end or connects to the adductor,” the Australian said.

“I felt a loud crack during the last three points of my match against Fils and got a scan, and it confirms that this was the injury and with, yeah, high risk of making it worse if I was to step on court.

“This is a completely unique, new injury that they’ve got very little research on. It’s four years worth of research. Therefore, that’s why they couldn’t give me an approximate on recovery time.

“It’s more just a little bit of hope, wait and see. So, yeah, it’s quite a unique injury. I’m hoping the pain goes down with a bit of rest, and then ultimately it’s kind of working against the clock to get back as soon as possible.”