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Overview
- He pulled out of the ATP 250 in Brisbane, where he was the sixth seed and ranked No. 24.
- He had been drawn to face Reilly Opelka in the first round; Opelka will now play Australian Dane Sweeny.
- Live rankings indicate a drop to No. 29 because he cannot defend points from last year's Canberra Challenger.
- He now targets next week's Adelaide event to stabilize his ranking before the Australian Open starting January 18.
- The withdrawal postpones a much-anticipated opener against one of the tour’s leading ace servers.