Oh right. Didn't make any sense if his body is not right.

Have to admit, I am actually relieved. From the comments I have seen, I just don't think he was ready to play.

Total agree, I am very pleased he is not playing. He needs to get his hip fully assessed and take a long term view, ie what is best for him.

We don't know the details, it could be a soft tissue injury but given the he way he plays this is most likely a degenerative injury.
If so playing on has to be traded off against potential long term disability, an occupational hazard for the professional athlete. I have to be honest I just hope it sorts itself out, or it is sorted out and then he adjusts his schedule in a way that ir prevents long term problems.

So what will happen to the draw now ?

With the men in the general ATP tour they tend to less reorganize draws than with the WTA events where if seed 2 withdrew as far as I have observed 3 would go to 2, 5 to 3, 9 to 5, 17 to 9. The ATP tour seems to more just pop the highest non seed into the withdrawn player's slot. Not sure about the ( ITF ) Slams though.

I looked back to Wimbledon 2009 when the #1 seed Nadal withdrew after the draw and here the #5 seed Del Porto moved up to his place ( with the #17 seed moving into Del Potro's original slot).Though at least the remaining two top seeds, #2 Federer abd #3 seeds were already in different halves with Murray having been drawn in Nadal's half ( it was to be Andy's first Wimbledon SF, losing to Roddick ).

In this case the top two remaining seeds have been drawn in the same half. Anyway I assume rules and procedures are in force ( and the fact that they are also the two clear favourites should be irrelevant ) so we shall see before long.

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Reminds me of the season when Andy injured his wrist during the clay season, missed Roland Garros, then claimed to be touch and go for Wimbledon before pulling out late. When he eventually returned a month after Wimbledon, he couldn't even hit the ball at full power.

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Yes, I recall that. I don't know how touch and go he was here but some won't thank him for withdrawing a day after the draw was made ( edit - and they didn't! - this post crossed with flamingowing's one above )

I actually recall in that Wimbledon he withdrew ( although in that case he was a lower seed, #8 ) that he got adverse comment from some Americans about somone's chances having been mucked up compared to if he had withdrawn before the draw ( and as you suggest I am not sure he was truly close then ).

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Most of what people are complaining about is no Fedal final - there is a projected Fedal SF. If they both get there. I mean, we have had a few (more than anyone ever expected) Fedal finals this year (3?)