2019 Australian Open semi-finalist Lucas Pouille set to miss out on 2020 edition due to right elbow injury

Paris: After reaching his first Grand Slam semi-finals at the Australian Open this year, Lucas Pouille will not be back in Melbourne next month. [caption id=“attachment_5962891” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Lucas Pouille, AP[/caption] Pouille announced on Twitter on Monday he will miss the first tennis major of 2020 plus the inaugural ATP Cup in Australia and the Adelaide tournament, all in January. The Frenchman stopped playing on the tour in October because of a right elbow injury. The recovery has been slower than he expected. “Since 9 October, we have put everything in place to be ready for the start of the year,” Pouille tweeted. “We followed all the protocols given by the doctors but it was not enough. I am extremely disappointed and sad to miss the start of the year. My goal is to be 100% competitive as quickly as possible.” The 25-year-old Pouille has won five ATP titles but none this year. He was stopped at the Australian Open by eventual champion Novak Djokovic.