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The US Open 2022 is underway with best in the business locking horns against each other in order to lift the prestigious Grand Slam title of the year. The 37-year-old John Isner has withdrawn from the final Grand Slam tournament of the year after fracturing his left wrist, and provided a walkover to Holger Rune ahead of his second round match on Wednesday.
Notably, this is just the third walkover that the American player has given in his career and first at the Grand Slam. Taking to Twitter, Isner revealed about sustaining a fracture on his left wrist and termed his decision to pull out of the tournament as 'extremely unfortunate'.
"In my match yesterday, I sustained a fall and subsequently fractures my left wrist. Extremely unfortunate and needless to say am pulling out of the tournament. See y'all in 2023," he tweeted.
In my match yesterday I sustained a fall and subsequently fractured my left wrist. Extremely unfortunate and needless to say am pulling out of the tournament. See y’all in 2023.
— John Isner (@JohnIsner) August 31, 2022
Earlier, the world number 48 defeated Argentinian qualifier Federico Delbonic 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 in the opening round at Flushing Meadows to secure his place in the second round. Following Isner's withdrawal, Danish teenager Holgar Rune has progressed to the third round and will play with the winner of the second round match between seventh seeded Cameron Noorie and Joao Sousa, who are scheduled to lock horns on Court 7 on Thursday.
Rune is playing his second US Open and fifth Grand Slam in New York. Last year, he lost to Novak Djokovic and made a first-round exit. Earlier this year, he reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, where he lost to eventual runner-up Caper Ruud.
The sudden turn of events at the US Open came as a shock for the American as he could not flaunt his potential anymore infront of his home crowd. He also admitted that this year's US Open edition is extremely special as it will mark the end of illustrious career of 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.
"I think Tennis is going to miss Serena. But the good thing is that she will always be around. She is an incredible athlete and will be every bit as popular when she is done with Tennis as she ever was when she was playing," he said.
