Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Australian Open on the eve of his opening match with the knee injury that has significantly hampered his preparations.

“I’m not doubting I will be back to my full strength and playing the tennis I was playing prior to this event. “We used the match, the charity event against Novak, as a gauge to see if he could compete at that highest level,” Maher said. I was extremely hard on myself after that loss in the quarter-finals, thinking that I could win it from there on. Getting on the court simply wasn’t enough for him. I always wanted to just do everything right and train right and tick every box, and just be ready for the Aus Open.” Then going into this event as one of the favourites, it’s brutal.

Nick Kyrgios's Australian Open campaign ends before it begins after he pulls out of the Melbourne Park major with a knee injury.

"Getting on the court simply wasn't enough for him. Injury is a part of the sport," Kyrgios said. "I've worked so hard. I had some hope. "This coming around is just bad timing. His physiotherapist Will Maher said it was "impossible" to determine when the 27-year-old sustained the injury, but he "started to describe discomfort" in his knee in the past fortnight.

The Australian was due to play his first match of the tennis tournament on Tuesday night.

getting on the court simply wasn't enough." "And to Nick's credit, he did try everything to the point even last week, he was having a procedure to drain the cyst and any amount of injections that he could try and get in his knee without causing long-term damage." - Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Australian Open a day before his first match of the tournament.

Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Australian Open just a day out from his first round match in a huge blow to the tournament.

Live Coverage of ATP + WTA Tour Tournaments including Every Finals Match. Watch Tennis Live with beIN SPORTS on Kayo. [Ajla Tomljanovic pulled out](https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/im-sorry-ajla-tomljanovic-pulls-out-of-australian-open/news-story/baba2cbdc333f7994780a9de66a94bbf) of the Australian Open on Saturday, explaining she hadn’t recovered from a left knee injury in time. Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Australian Open just a day out from his first round match in a huge blow to the tournament. [ pulled out of the United Cup](https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/nick-kyrgios-withdraws-from-united-cup-on-the-eve-of-event/news-story/7543349bffc10097f6304afbd78f8dac) team event in late December because of an ankle injury, but it was hoped he had recovered enough to compete in the Australian Open. Nick Kyrgios has sensationally pulled out of the Australian Open just a day before he was set to take the court in Melbourne.

Nick Kyrgios tried everything possible to be fit for the 2023 Australian Open as he underwent several procedures, but in the end his team made the "sensible ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “It won’t interrupt his year tremendously despite the fact that it’s a great disappointment to withdraw from the Australian Open home Slam. [He also had] injections that he could try and get in his knee without causing long-term damage. “It’s not a significant injury in the sense that it is going to be career-threatening or anything like that. [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/) [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/)

The Aussie No.1 detailed the situation at a snap press conference at Melbourne Park.

Going into this event as one of the favourites, it’s brutal.” “I guess I can draw some inspiration from someone like Thanasi (Kokkinakis), who’s had a bunch of injuries and bounced back. “I always wanted to do everything right and train right, tick every box, and be ready for the Aus Open. “I’m devastated obviously, it’s my home tournament. That’s life, injuries are part of the sport. “It’s no secret that this is my favorite place to play so it hurts to miss out on a great opportunity to play in front of my home crowd and to be surrounded by the incredible love and atmosphere.” “It was the US Open, I was extremely hard on myself after that loss in the quarter-finals thinking I could win it from there on and obviously just had Aus Open on the back of my mind from that day forth as soon as I got off the court against (Karen) Khachanov. But with pain lingering, he was left with no choice but to book himself in to go under the knife and withdraw from the Australian Open. “Even last week he was having (the knee drained) where they use a syringe to try to drain the cyst. [Nick Kyrgios](https://7news.com.au/sport/nick-kyrgios) has withdrawn from the [Australian Open](https://7news.com.au/sport/australian-open) due to a knee injury that requires surgery. “It’s not a significant injury in the sense that it’s going to be career-threatening or anything like that,” Maher said. His manager had hinted at the growing concerns when he rejected criticism of the Wimbledon finalist’s call to withdraw from the United Cup and a lead-up tournament in Adelaide.

Kyrgios' Aus Open exit left him 'devastated'. It's proof this should've been his year.

Obviously last year winning the title in doubles and playing the best tennis of my life probably. It’s just devastating.” “I feel like I’ve let so many people down. It’s a brutal blow for a player who is in the best form of his career and genuinely appears to have turned a corner on in his relationship with tennis. “It’s like my home tournament. Yeah, I‘m devastated obviously,” he said.

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday due to a knee injury. The Australian was scheduled to face Roman Safiullin on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old maintained his form throughout the year, advancing to the [Wimbledon](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview) final in singles and triumphing at the [Citi Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview) among other results. "I think we've made the sensible decision to withdraw him because at this stage he wants to feel mentally comfortable that he can go seven matches, he can go the distance, and needs to be able to do potentially seven three-hour matches. "To Nick's credit, he did try everything, to the point even last week he was having a procedure called a fenestration and drainage where they use a syringe to try and drain the cyst, which Nick has some pretty gruesome photos of. The Australian was scheduled to face [Roman Safiullin](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roman-safiullin/sx50/overview) on Tuesday, but will be replaced in the draw by lucky loser [Denis Kudla](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/denis-kudla/kb09/overview). "It's not a significant injury in the sense that it's going to be career threatening or anything like that. "Look, I'm not doubting I will be back to my full strength and playing the tennis I was playing prior to this event.

You never know what you will get with Kyrgios, but 11th-hour withdrawals have become a theme of his non-existent 2023 season. It started with the United Cup, ...

That in itself was a bit arrogant, but it is partly why the John Cain Arena would have been full to the brim on Tuesday had he opened his campaign against Roman Safiullin as scheduled. Until he suddenly stops still, cracks a grin and gives us the finger. Twelve months later, he is the world No 21 and nothing has changed. “That was more of a realistic hit of the intensity that was coming. Perhaps because it is Kyrgios, the authenticity of the injury was treated with suspicion, to the point that his manager, Daniel Horsfall, hoped the doubters “now realise the injury is genuine”. Kyrgios was the box-office entry, especially given his [2022 doubles exploits alongside Kokkinakis](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/29/kyrgios-and-kokkinakis-secure-doubles-title-to-end-remarkable-australian-open-journey) and his singles form. It was easier to make the call today.” [ Djokovic deportation saga](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jan/16/novak-djokovic-to-be-deported-from-australia-after-losing-appeal-against-visa-cancellation). They had used the exhibition match against Novak Djokovic on Friday night as a fitness gauge; he “didn’t pull up great” and became more sore with each training session thereafter. [Nick Kyrgios](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/nick-kyrgios) was due to play his opening match and three minutes before he confirmed he would not. Maher did a good chunk of the talking, too. But this time there was no room for doubt because Kyrgios had brought with him a press conference chaperone – his physiotherapist.