Milos Raonic withdraws from French Open due to injury

​World No 6 Milos Raonic withdrew from the French Open on Thursday after failing to recover from foot surgery.

Raonic had surgery on his right foot after being knocked out of the Madrid Open quarter-finals by Andy Murray two weeks ago.

"I am sad to have to unfortunately announce my withdrawal from 2015's Roland Garros," 24-year-old Raonic said.

"I tried my best to be back on court and healthy in time after surgery but after consulting with my team and doctors, I made a decision to withdraw from this year's tournament and make sure I am able to return return to the court at one hundred percent.

"My rehab will continue this week and I will shortly begin preparations for a strong Queen's Club and Wimbledon."

Raonic's withdrawal will see nine-time champion Rafael Nadal promoted to the sixth seeding in Friday's draw for the French Open which gets underway on Sunday.

He first suffered the injury at the Monte Carlo Masters in April where he was forced to retire from his last-eight match against Tomas Berdych.

The condition in his right foot is known as Morton's neuroma, which usually involves the thickening of tissue around one of the nerves leading to the toe.

Raonic's best performance at the French Open came last year when he made the quarter-finals where he lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic.