Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro will not be participating in the upcoming 2019 Australian Open due to a fractured patella.

The 30-year-old has sustained the injury during the 2018 Shanghai Masters tournament when he fell on his right knee while taking on Borna Coric of Croatia in the third round of the competition.

He is still recovering from the injury.

The confirmation regarding his unavailability for the first major Grand Slam of the year was made by the tennis player himself on his Twitter handle."I hope you have a great 2019.

Recovery is going great and I will tell you later where I will be making my comeback. Unfortunately, it won`t happen in Australia, I`ll miss you @AustralianOpen, but I`m happy with my progress. Happy New Year! Enjoy!" he wrote.

Del Potro had gone till the third round of the tournament where he was defeated by Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic. The 2019 Australian Open is slated to be held from January 14 to 27 in Melbourne, Australia.

Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro will not be participating in the upcoming 2019 Australian Open due to a fractured patella. The 30-year-old has sustained the injury during the 2018 Shanghai Masters tournament when he fell on his right knee while taking on Borna Coric of Croatia in the third round of the competition.

Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro will not be participating in the upcoming 2019 Australian Open due to a fractured patella. The 30-year-old has sustained the injury during the 2018 Shanghai Masters tournament when he fell on his right knee while taking on Borna Coric of Croatia in the third round of the competition. He is still recovering from the injury. The confirmation regarding his unavailability for the first major Grand Slam of the year was made by the tennis player himself on his Twitter handle."I hope you have a great 2019. Recovery is going great and I will tell you later where I will be making my comeback. Unfortunately, it won`t happen in Australia, I`ll miss you @AustralianOpen, but I`m happy with my progress. Happy New Year! Enjoy!" he wrote. Del Potro had gone till the third round of the tournament where he was defeated by Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic. The 2019 Australian Open is slated to be held from January 14 to 27 in Melbourne, Australia.

Injured Del Potro to miss 2019 Australian Open

Argentina&#39;s Juan Martin del Potro will miss next month&#39;s Australian Open and possibly his country&#39;s Davis Cup first round tie against Italy because of injury concerns.

The former US&nbsp;Open champion has been plagued with wrist injuries for the past three years and after an impressive return in 2016 said he wants to avoid any setbacks.

A statement announcing that he was withdrawing from the season-opening Auckland Classic and the Australian Open said he needed more recovery time after leading Argentina to the Davis Cup title for the first time in November.

&quot;What I need is to have someone get me physically fit enough to last the whole year,&quot; the 28-year-old said.

&quot;We&#39;re looking at what the priority is. If tennis waited for me for two years, Australia can wait for me for one more.&quot;

He is regarded as a serious challenger for grand slam titles but three surgeries to his wrist threatened to end his career. He began the year ranked 1,042 but ended the season inside the top 40.

Del Potro reached the Olympic singles final in Rio, losing a cliff-hanger to Andy Murray, before guiding Argentina to victory over Croatia in the Davis Cup final.

The 28-year-old has not completely ruled out being available for their opening round against Italy starting on February&nbsp;3.

&quot;There&#39;s still some time to the first tie against Italy, but not so much and it&#39;s going to be on clay, a surface I struggle on,&quot; Del Potro said.

(Reuters)

The former US?Open champion has been dogged with wrist injuries for the past three years

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro will miss next month's Australian Open and possibly his country's Davis Cup first round tie against Italy because of injury concerns. The former US Open champion has been plagued with wrist injuries for the past three years and after an impressive return in 2016 said he wants to avoid any setbacks. A statement announcing that he was withdrawing from the season-opening Auckland Classic and the Australian Open said he needed more recovery time after leading Argentina to the Davis Cup title for the first time in November. "What I need is to have someone get me physically fit enough to last the whole year," the 28-year-old said. "We're looking at what the priority is. If tennis waited for me for two years, Australia can wait for me for one more." He is regarded as a serious challenger for grand slam titles but three surgeries to his wrist threatened to end his career. He began the year ranked 1,042 but ended the season inside the top 40. Del Potro reached the Olympic singles final in Rio, losing a cliff-hanger to Andy Murray, before guiding Argentina to victory over Croatia in the Davis Cup final. The 28-year-old has not completely ruled out being available for their opening round against Italy starting on February 3. "There's still some time to the first tie against Italy, but not so much and it's going to be on clay, a surface I struggle on," Del Potro said. (Reuters)

Juan Martin del Potro to skip Australian Open over injury concerns

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Injured Del Potro to miss 2019 Australian Open

Juan Martin del Potro to skip Australian Open over injury concerns