Wimbledon finalist Anderson skips French Open, clay circuit

Two-time Grand Slam runner-up Kevin Anderson is skipping the clay-court swing this season because of a lingering right elbow injury.

Anderson announced Tuesday via a post on Twitter that he is withdrawing from the French Open, as well as tuneup tournaments in Estoril, Madrid and Rome.

The 6-foot-8 (2.03-meter) South African has been dealing with elbow issues for much of the year. He has played in only 10 matches in 2019, citing the elbow when pulling out of tournaments in New York, Delray Beach, Indian Wells and Acapulco.

Anderson lost to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final last year and was the runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the 2017 U.S. Open.

He is ranked No. 6.