Britain's Kyle Edmund has been forced to withdraw from his French Open second-round match against Nick Kyrgios in order to protect a torn abdominal muscle.
The 20-year-old was set to face the Australian 29th seed at 10am on Thursday, with Britain's contingent at Roland Garros now cut down to Andy Murray and Heather Watson.
On doctors advice and to avoid making the injury worse I have withdrawn to recover and prepare for the grass.
- Kyle Edmund (@kyle8edmund) May 27, 2015
Would just like to thank everyone for the support! 👍
- Kyle Edmund (@kyle8edmund) May 27, 2015
The world No.121 played four matches in a week in Paris, coming through qualifying to claim his first ever grand slam victory by beating Stephane Robert in front of a watching Murray on Monday.
British No.1 Murray takes on Joao Sousa on Thursday, with a third-round encounter against Kyrgios in the offing, while Watson faces Sloane Stephens.
"Kyle felt something after his qualifying matches and since the match against Robert it has got worse," Leon Smith, Britain's Davis Cup captain, said. "He has muscle damage in his stomach.
"The advice we had was that if he went on court for even a set, it could damage it further and put him out for six, seven or eight weeks. He played four fantastic matches here; he will quite possibly be in the top 100 when the next rankings come out.
"Why risk ruining your summer? There was no point in endangering the entire grass court season."