{"id":80666,"date":"2023-07-03T10:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T10:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/03\/nick-kyrgios-withdraws-from-wimbledon-2023-with-wrist-injury\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T10:24:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T10:24:12","slug":"nick-kyrgios-withdraws-from-wimbledon-2023-with-wrist-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/03\/nick-kyrgios-withdraws-from-wimbledon-2023-with-wrist-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Wimbledon 2023 with wrist injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Australian Nick Kyrgios had been practising at Wimbledon before he announced his last-minute withdrawal from the tournament
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Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from Wimbledon 2023 with a wrist injury.<\/p>\n

The Australian, 28, lost to Novak Djokovic in last year\u2019s men\u2019s singles final and has only played one tournament this year because of a knee injury that required surgery.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios announced on Sunday evening that he had torn a ligament in his wrist during his comeback.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m really sad to say that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon this year,\u201d he posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried my hardest to be ready after my surgery and to be able to step on the Wimbledon courts again.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring my comeback, I experienced some pain in my wrist during the week of Mallorca.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a precaution I had it scanned and it came back showing a torn ligament in my wrist.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried everything to be able to play and I am disappointed to say that I just didn\u2019t have enough time to manage it before Wimbledon.\u201dI\u2019ll be back and, as always, I appreciate the support from all my fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kyrgios was seeded 30th in SW19 and was set to face Belgian David Goffin in the opening round.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon responded to Kyrgios\u2019 withdrawal by wishing him a\u00a0\u201cswift recovery\u201d\u00a0on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry to hear your news Nick Kyrgios. Wishing you a swift recovery and hope to see you back on our courts next year,\u201d Wimbledon tweeted.<\/p>\n

The start of an injury-hit season saw Kyrgios pull out of the Australian Open in January, a decision made on the eve of the tournament that left him \u201cdevastated\u201d.<\/p>\n

Surgery on a cyst growing in his meniscus quickly followed and he was not able to return to competitive action until June.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios suffered a first-round loss to China\u2019s Wu Yibing at the Stuttgart Open, struggling with his movement during a straight-set defeat, then pulled out of the Halle Open the following week.<\/p>\n

He had been practising at the All England Club this week, saying his body felt \u201cOK\u201d after sets against fellow Australian Jordan Thompson and American Maxime Cressy.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios, known for his fiery temperament as well as his exciting tennis, reached his maiden major final at Wimbledon last year. He took the opening set before losing in four sets to Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Joe Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram, three-time major men\u2019s doubles champions, were due to face Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinaki in their opening doubles match.<\/p>\n

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