Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from the grass-court tournament at Queen's Club because of injury, putting his participation at Wimbledon in doubt.
Del Potro injured his groin at the French Open, where he lost to Andy Murray in the third round. He later pulled out of a tournament in the Netherlands because of the injury.
Posting on Twitter on Friday, he said: "Following my doctor's advice, I won't be able to play Queen's this year since I am still recovering from my injury".
Del Potro reached the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2013 and won the US Open in 2009 but missed playing in major tournaments for two-and-a-half years because of three operations on his left wrist.
He returned to Grand Slam action at Wimbledon in 2016. A few weeks later, he made a surprising run to the final at the Rio Olympics, losing to Murray.
British No.3 Dan Evans has also withdrawn from Queens and is another facing a race to be fit for Wimbledon after suffering a calf injury at a tournament in Surbiton last week.
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