Written by Alberto Amalfi | @TennisNow | Wednesday, August 7, 2024
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There was a painful knock on the shoulder Milos Raonic leaving Montreal on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old Canadian player admitted that he may not play in the domestic tournament again.
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Given his age and the string of injury problems he has endured in recent years, Raonic says the reality is he may not play when the Omnium Banque Nationale returns to Montreal in 2026. That made his withdrawal from Montreal all the more painful.
“I've had a lot of times when I can't play, but I can say that this is the hardest one,” Raonic told reporters in Montreal. “Yes, because, A, I haven't played here in five years. I don't know if I'll go back to Montreal.”
Former world No. 3 Raonic fell to Germany's Dominik Koepfer in a triple tiebreak marathon on the red clay of Roland Garros in his Olympic opener. Raonic said playing the hardest balls in the dirt bothered his shoulder.
“We've had little things with my shoulder before. It wasn't always easy,” Raonic said. “And this may not be a serious thing. I haven't played on the wall in a long time. Obviously the ball is very heavy, all these things, playing those three long sets, double the next day. It could be just a heavy ball. by the product of just being full.
“I don't know if it was really anything. The test was impossible because all the tests I would need to do were comparative. That can irritate your shoulder for a week. It's not like I could really get any information. .It's been a bit of a bummer with the way things feel so far.
“Maybe I was a little too optimistic the last few days, but I really wanted to try until the last minute to know what could happen. So I'm just trying not to feel bad about it.”
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