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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -- Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson is likely to miss this month's U.S. Open with a shoulder injury, the Swedish daily Expressen reported Tuesday.
"I have giant problems with the shoulder," Johansson told the newspaper.
"I will have to rest for 10 to 14 days, after that a new magnetic scan will be done. I'll know then if I'll have to undergo surgery."
The U.S. Open -- the final grand slam of the year -- begins in New York in 13 days' time.
Johansson became a hero at home when he ended Sweden's decade-long barren streak at majors earlier this year.
The nation had dominated tennis through Bjorn Borg in the 1970s and Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg in the '80s and '90s but had not triumphed in a major since Edbergs's victory over Pete Sampras in the 1992 U.S. Open.
Johansson put the Swede's back on the map, however, with a surprise victory over Russia's Marat Safin in Melbourne in January.
His form since then, though, has been patchy and despite that grand slam triumph the 27-year-old is ranked just 12th in the world.
"I have giant problems with the shoulder," Johansson told the newspaper.
"I will have to rest for 10 to 14 days, after that a new magnetic scan will be done. I'll know then if I'll have to undergo surgery."
The U.S. Open -- the final grand slam of the year -- begins in New York in 13 days' time.
Johansson became a hero at home when he ended Sweden's decade-long barren streak at majors earlier this year.
The nation had dominated tennis through Bjorn Borg in the 1970s and Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg in the '80s and '90s but had not triumphed in a major since Edbergs's victory over Pete Sampras in the 1992 U.S. Open.
Johansson put the Swede's back on the map, however, with a surprise victory over Russia's Marat Safin in Melbourne in January.
His form since then, though, has been patchy and despite that grand slam triumph the 27-year-old is ranked just 12th in the world.