Wimbledon is now underway, but changes are still being made to the draw as players withdraw up until their matches begin.
One of the more high-profile withdrawals has been from three-time major finalist Casper Ruud, who withdrew from Wimbledon due to an ongoing knee problem.
Ruud is not the only top 20 ATP player to withdraw from the grass court major, with Arthur Fils also missing Wimbledon this year due to a back injury.
Some of the other big name withdrawals from Wimbledon include Kei Nishikori, Sebastian Korda and Nick Kyrgios, with another ATP player now pulling out at the last minute.
Pablo Carreno Busta withdraws from Wimbledon at the last minute
Pablo Carreno Busta, who is a two-time US Open semi-finalist and former top 10 player, was scheduled to play qualifier Chris Rodesch in his first round match at Wimbledon this year.
However, with just hours to go until the first round match, Carreno Busta has withdrawn.
It is currently unclear as to what the reason for Carreno Busta’s withdrawal is, with the Spaniard last competing at the ATP Challenger tournament in Lyon earlier this month.
As a result of Carreno Busta pulling out, the aforementioned Rodesch will now play a lucky loser in Cristian Garin.
Garin lost in the third round of Wimbledon qualifying last week, but has previously found success at SW19.
The Chilean is a former world number 17 and reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon in 2022.
Pablo Carreno Busta continues winless record at Wimbledon
Carreno Busta was set to make his first appearance at Wimbledon since 2022, having missed the last two years through injury.
Despite being a former world number 10, Carreno Busta has still never won a match at Wimbledon in his seven previous appearances.
The 33-year-old has a 30% career win-loss record on grass, and a 0% win-loss record at Wimbledon.
The closest Carreno Busta came to a match win at Wimbledon was in 2018, when he led Radu Albot by two-sets-to-one before the Moldovan fought back.
Carreno Busta will now have to wait at least another year before he can attempt to break that unwanted record at Wimbledon.
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