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Nishikori, a finalist at the Canadian hard court stop in 2016,
had been set to face seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland in a
second-round clash on Wednesday but dropped out complaining of
right shoulder pain.
"I am disappointed to announce that I have decided to withdraw
from my match today,” Nishikori said in a statement. "The right
shoulder is very sore after a long stretch of tennis and I do
not want to risk further injury.
"I will now spend my focus on getting healthy and back on court
again.”
Hurkacz will receive a walkover into the third round, where he
will face Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Nishikori's sudden withdrawal follows world number four Rafa
Nadal's exit on Tuesday due to persistent pain in his injured
left foot.
The injury kept the 20-time Grand Slam champion out of Wimbledon
and the Tokyo Olympics this year and played a role in his shock
third-round exit at the Washington Open last week.
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto. Editing by Toby Davis)
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