Herbert is one of the main absentees from the entry list currently which has been released provisionally and he wants to be there for the birth of his child.

A former winner in the doubles at the US Open, he now leaves usual partner Nicolas Mahut without one; but he has tagged Julien Benneteau in a tweet asking if he should sign them up.

"It's related to several things but the final decision was made because of it (becoming a father) We know that from the ninth month, the delivery can happen at any time and I could not see myself going to the other side of the planet to play a tournament. The decision was not easy to take compared to Nico (Mahut)," said Herbert to L'Équipe.

"I procrastinated a lot. If it had only been simple, the decision would have been much more obvious. I broke my head for almost three months. I hope he will find someone."

https://twitter.com/nmahut/status/1290547016574087170?s=20