Portugal\u2019s Pedro Sousa will now enter the main draw after the withdrawal of the second-seeded player from Croatia, who made the announcement through his social media accounts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am sad to announce I have had to pull out of the Tata Open Maharashtra. My sincerest apologies to the fans and organizers,\u201d Cilic posted on his Instagram account.<\/p>\n
\u201cTreatments during the short off season have been helping but there is still a ways to go and I cannot go into this tournament knowing I am not currently able to give 100%.\u201d The former US Open champion, however, hoped to return next year for the tournament.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will miss celebrating New Year\u2019s in India this year as I have done for so many years now, but I hope to continue my New Year\u2019s tradition there next year! \u201cHappy Holidays to all and I look forward to seeing many of you in Australia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe got in touch with us late last night and was very apologetic about his inability to compete in the tournament. The fans would surely miss out on watching a world-class player like him. We wish Marin a speedy recovery,\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut having said that, the field is still competitive with the likes of Kevin Anderson, defending champion Gilles Simon, Hyeon Chung and Malek Jaziri and tennis lovers should look forward to some exciting action in the next week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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