LONDON (AP) — Former Wimbledon semifinalist Lorenzo Musetti has pulled out of the upcoming grass-court Grand Slam as he continues to recover from a left thigh injury.
Musetti’s withdrawal opens up a spot in the main draw for fellow Italian Matteo Berrettini, a Wimbledon finalist in 2021, who is coming off a quarterfinal appearance at the French Open.
The injury sustained during the Italian Open in May also made Musetti withdraw from the French Open.
“Rehabilitation is going very well and the medical results are encouraging. Unfortunately, as I have not yet been able to begin a full athletic training program, and after careful evaluation, we have come to the difficult conclusion that I will not be able to participate in Wimbledon this year,” the 15th-ranked Musetti said on Instagram on Wednesday.
“It is not an easy decision, but it is the right one. My priority is to return to the court at 100%.”
Musetti reached the semifinals at the All England Club in 2024, losing to Novak Djokovic.
Berrettini is ranked No. 49 but was outside the top 100 when Wimbledon’s entry list was established.
Wimbledon starts June 29.
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Italy's Matteo Berrettini reacts during the quarterfinal tennis match against Italy's Matteo Arnaldi at the French Open in Paris, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
FILE - Lorenzo Musetti of Italy wipes the sweat from his face during his semifinal match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Friday, July 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin hosted leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Wednesday as Russia seeks to bolster business and other ties with the nations of the regional bloc.
The two-day meeting, being held in Kazan, is set to consider ways to expand Russia’s “strategic partnership” with ASEAN nations that include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam, according to Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov.
The regional bloc has maintained relations with Moscow as a “dialogue partner” and engaged Russian officials in annual top-level meetings, he said. The summit in Kazan, on the Volga River, marks the 35th anniversary of Russia-ASEAN relations.
In a message greeting participants in a business forum held on the sidelines of the summit, Putin said he was confident that it will “create new opportunities for expanding mutually beneficial trade, investment, and industrial cooperation, while also strengthening direct dialogue between our business communities.”
Ushakov said the agenda includes exchanging views on global and regional issues and reviewing efforts to develop Russia-ASEAN ties. He emphasized that the participants are set to underline their adherence to “forming a just and democratic multipolar world order based on the principles of international law and the United Nations Charter.”
Ushakov praised what he described as “fruitful, equal and constructive dialogue” between Russia and ASEAN.
He told reporters that Putin would have bilateral meetings with ASEAN leaders during the summit, which he will co-chair with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose country holds the association’s rotating presidency.
Opening a bilateral meeting with Marcos, Putin noted their countries' “mutually beneficial cooperation built on good traditions, mutual respect and consideration of each other’s legitimate interests.”
Marcos thanked Putin for organizing the Russia-ASEAN meeting in Kazan and invited him to the ASEAN summit in Manila in November.
Putin also met with Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Russia and ASEAN nations "jointly stand for forming a just world order, defend the principles of sovereign equality of states, (of) non-interference into internal affairs,” Putin said later at a formal reception.
“All our states follow their own models of development and don't impose their views on anyone. And this is, indeed, our strength," he said. “Russia is ready for continuing active joint work with ASEAN member states with the goal of strengthening strategic partnership, in the interests of ensuring security, well-being and prosperity of our countries and peoples, as well as the Eurasian region as a whole.”
Some of ASEAN’s diverse member countries, including the Philippines, are seen to be aligned with the United States, while others have heavy trade and security engagements with China and Russia.
Several ASEAN members, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, have either imported Russian crude oil or expressed interest in purchasing it after global fuel prices soared in the wake of the war in Iran.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and the head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, left, visit the Kul Sharif Mosque during the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle while visiting the Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin during the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle while visiting the Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin during the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. fourth left, attend the talks on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center left, greet Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during their meeting on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
