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(Reuters) - Japan's Kei Nishikori has become the latest top 10 player to pull
out of this week's Cincinnati Masters after the world number nine withdrew from
the U.S. Open warmup event due to pain from a long-standing right wrist injury.
The 27-year-old, who had been seeded fifth and given a first-round bye, had
flown to the host city before making the call to withdraw.
"Unfortunately I will not be able to play in Cincy," Nishikori wrote in English
on his official app.
"Today (Sunday) during practice I felt a sharp pain in my right wrist and we
are now visiting with the medical specialists to discuss the diagnosis. We will
provide more details after we have more information."
"很遗憾的我将无法出战辛辛那堤，我今天（周日）练习的时候，
我的右手腕感到剧烈疼痛，目前现在正在寻求医疗诊断，
在我获得更多讯息后，我将会提供更多细节给各位。"
Nishikori joins world number one Andy Murray, last year's champion Marin Cilic,
U.S. Open winner Stan Wawrinka and 12-times major champ Novak Djokovic on the
list of players skipping the event through injury.
Both Wawrinka (knee) and Djokovic (elbow) have opted to end their seasons early
to recover from their ailments, while Murray (hip) faces the prospect of losing
his top ranking should either Rafa Nadal or Roger Federer win the Cincinnati
event.
The U.S. Open is the final grand slam of the year and runs from Aug. 28-Sept.
10 in New York.
Writing by John O'Brien in Singapore; Editing by Peter Rutherford