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Sweden's Thomas Johansson is unsure whether he will be able to defend his Australian Open title in January next year as he is struggling with a knee injury.
"The plan is for me to play, but it's not 100% certain," Johansson said on Tuesday.
"Often the problems come after the match, the knee feels completely stiff."
The 28-year-old has suffered with the injury for the last six months and has not trained since replacing Andre Agassi in the Shanghai Masters in November.
Johansson has already missed the US Open this year because of a shoulder problem.
"The doctors think there is a connection between the injuries," admitted Johansson.
"Since I'm short I use my legs a lot in the serve and when the knee got bad I had to put more power into the shoulder movement."
Sweden's Thomas Johansson is unsure whether he will be able to defend his Australian Open title in January next year as he is struggling with a knee injury.
"The plan is for me to play, but it's not 100% certain," Johansson said on Tuesday.
"Often the problems come after the match, the knee feels completely stiff."
The 28-year-old has suffered with the injury for the last six months and has not trained since replacing Andre Agassi in the Shanghai Masters in November.
Johansson has already missed the US Open this year because of a shoulder problem.
"The doctors think there is a connection between the injuries," admitted Johansson.
"Since I'm short I use my legs a lot in the serve and when the knee got bad I had to put more power into the shoulder movement."