Raonic, who will celebrate his 31st birthday on Monday, was in Melbourne in the round of 16 last year. He had to miss three more grand slam tournaments due to various health problems. The 2016 Wimbledon finalist has played only 12 matches this year, and now ranks 70th in the ATP rankings.
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He will be absent from the Australian Open, where he was in the semifinals in 2016, after eleven years. Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Karolina Pliskova, Karolina Muchova, Serena Williams, Jennifer Brady and Bianca Andreescu have previously announced their non-participation in Melbourne.
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