2023-07-02 21:44:00
A dramatic change on Sunday evening, on the eve of the start of Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios, finalist last year against Novak Djokovic, announced his withdrawal at the end of the evening due to a wrist injury. “I am very sad to announce that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon this year,” the Australian said in a statement. This is the third consecutive Grand Slam that Kyrgios will miss, already absent at the Australian Open at home and then at Roland-Garros.
Considering the fact that Kyrgios has played only one small game since last October (it was on the grass of Stuttgart three weeks ago, where he made his return to competition, if losing in two sets against the Chinese Wu Yibing), there is absolutely nothing to fall out of the cupboard. Despite everything, the native of Canberra had held his pre-tournament press conference on Sunday afternoon, without giving the slightest hint of a package a few hours later.
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“I am extremely confident, he said, while admitting that he should raise certain questions. I have never been a player who needs to play a lot of matches before a Grand Slam tournament. I have always been like that, not to accumulate too many matches. What I have achieved in my career will never leave me. It’s with me, forever. Last year, it’s not that far. I have I still feel like I’m serving as well as I used to. And I’m still able to beat a lot of people on the court.”
Nick Kyrgios was due to play his first round against Belgian David Goffin on Monday, but his body let him down again. “I felt pain in my wrist in Mallorca, he explained on Sunday. As a precaution, I had a scan which revealed a tear in the wrist ligament. I tried everything to be able to play and I am disappointed to say I didn’t have enough time to do it before Wimbledon. I will be back and as always I appreciate the support of all my fans.”
From relapse to relapse
The Aussie was at the height of his career last summer and into early autumn, before drawing a line under his season in October. Since then, he has stopped and goes from relapse to relapse. In January, he had already given up at the last minute at the Australian Open, where he dreamed of striking a blow after his final at Wimbledon and his quarter at the US Open. Knee surgery in January, his rehabilitation took much longer than expected. Knowing that Wimbledon was his main objective this season, when will we see him on the courts again?
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