Defending U.S. Open champ del Potro's return in doubt

Del Potro said Saturday on his Twitter page that he “continues getting better” but said he could not set a date for his return.

“I still haven't picked up a racket,” he said. “This is why I can't set an exact date.”

The United States Tennis Association said in a statement on Thursday that Del Potro was “expected to return to Grand Slam competition.”

The Argentine has been sidelined since January with a right wrist injury that required surgery.

Del Potro's kinesiologist also put the Argentine's U.S. Open return in doubt.

“Nothing is sure,” Diego Rivas said. “The goal is to return in Bangkok.”

The Thailand Open begins on Sept. 27.

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