Overview
- The world No. 10 confirmed in a Boxing Day video on X that he will skip both the United Cup and the Australian Open.
- He has been sidelined by bone bruising in his left arm, playing only one singles match since Wimbledon and shutting down his 2025 season after the US Open.
- The decision reverses comments made days earlier when he told fans he expected to compete in Australia.
- Skipping Melbourne costs him the 200 ranking points from last year’s fourth-round run and forgoes associated prize money, with 1,000 points to defend at Indian Wells in March.
- No firm return date has been set, with reports indicating a likely comeback in February or ahead of Indian Wells, extending his absence to roughly five months.