Adedokun Waliyu 
Canada’s Milos Raonic withdrew from the Cinch Championships on Tuesday shortly before his scheduled first-round match at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament.
Raonic, who recently returned to the ATP Tour after an absence of nearly two years, was scheduled to play Australia’s Jordan Thompson.
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Reports indicate Raonic is nursing a right shoulder injury. Lucky loser Alexei Popyrin of Australia replaced him in the draw.
The severity of the shoulder issue and Raonic’s status for Wimbledon in early July remain unclear. Messages left with the ATP Tour and Tennis Canada were not immediately returned.
Raonic, a former world No. 3, has battled a variety of injury problems over his career.
The 32-year-old right-hander from Thornhill, Ont., won his return match at the Libema Open in the Netherlands last week before falling to Thompson in the second round.
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov plays a shot against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz during their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, June 2, 2023. Shapovalov defeated South Africa’s Lloyd Harris 7-6 (1), 6-4 in first-round play Monday at the Terra Wortmann Open.
Australia’s Nick Kyrgios returns the ball to China’s Wu Yibing during the Stuttgart tennis tournament, Germany, Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
