The Spaniard has revealed that his doctors have advised him to rest up following his lengthy run at the Australian Open, which ended with a defeat to Roger Federer in the final
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The Swiss, returning from a six-month lay-off to rest his left knee, last won a major at Wimbledon in 2012
The 35-year-old reached the last four in Melbourne for a 13th time with a 6-1 7-5 6-2 win over Zverev, who upset world number one Andy Murray on Sunday
The 35-year-old beat fifth seed Nishikori 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-1 4-6 6-3 to keep alive his hopes of an 18th Grand Slam and fifth Australian Open title
The Swiss had to battle hard throughout the match against his fellow 35-year-old and only pulled clear of his dogged opponent when the Austrian tired in the final set
The 35-year-old Swiss had surgery on his left knee in February and, after missing the French Open with a back injury, announced in July that he needed extensive rehabilitation
The two former world number ones had been the big-name draws of the Indian leg of this year’s International Premier Tennis League, which is scheduled to take place in Hyderabad from December 9 to 11
“Considering all options after consulting with my doctors and my team, I have made the very difficult decision to call an end to my 2016 season as I need more extensive rehabilitation following my knee surgery earlier this year.
Team leader, Ralph Stoeckli, says the Swiss can win more if their medal candidates stay healthy and deliver their best performances
The 34-year-old suffered the setback during practice at the weekend and has decided to err on the side of caution ahead of the second Grand Slam of the year later this month
The 17-time Grand Slam champion, who has been out since the end of January due to a knee problem, was scheduled to play Juan Martin del Potro in the second round, but has been forced to pull out
The former world number one had been due to compete at the Rotterdam Open next week and then the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships towards the end of the month
After going a break up in the seventh game, Federer looked on course to break again to win the set, but Dimitrov held firm by saving three set points
The 17-times grand slam champion shone under the lights of Rod Laver Arena to wrap up the match in one hour and 12 minutes, putting on clinic of clean hitting
The Swiss star confirmed on Friday that he would play alongside Martina Hingis in the mixed doubles in Rio but he also has individual ambitions.
The Swiss, who has been working with the former world number one for the last two years, described training with his boyhood hero as “a dream come true
There had been widespread speculation that the two Swiss stars would team up
Another fine display from the veteran carried him to the win as he set up a clash with Novak Djokovic in a repeat of the round robin meeting he won earlier in the week