He will skip the two Masters series events in Shanghai and Paris next month.
The returning Scot also announced his withdrawal from next week's Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Ash Barty beat eighth seed Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(7) in Beijing to seal her spot in the final of the China Open on Saturday.
IMAGES from the matches played on Day 4 of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Thursday
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
'Everyone thinks it was a money-related issue, but it wasn't'
Former world number one Garbine Muguruza was beaten 7-5, 6-4 by Aryna Sabalenka in the China Open second round on Tuesday while an ailing Jelena Ostapenko lost 6-0, 6-0 to Wang Qiang.
Images from Day 1 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Monday.
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