Nick Kyrgios’ Australian Open return is doubtful after he withdrew from an exhibition match with an stomach harm.
The Wimbledon 2022 finalist returned to the tour final week in Brisbane, having solely performed one singles match since October 2022.
Saying his withdrawal on Instagram, the 29-year-old stated an ultrasound had revealed a grade one pressure.
He stated he could be “resting and doing everything I can to be OK by the Aus Open” which begins on Sunday.
He misplaced his opening singles match in Brisbane, overwhelmed by France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in three tie-break units, after which he stated he “felt like I had been hit by a bus” and reached the second spherical within the doubles, partnering Novak Djokovic.
“I think I almost need a miracle, and I need the stars to align for my wrist to hold up in a grand slam, for sure,” he stated after his singles defeat.
“For my wrist, it’s all new ground now. It’s very sore… we were expecting that. Today is another building block in the journey.”
Australian Open event director Craig Tiley anticipated Kyrgios to play in Melbourne, and he thought the withdrawal was “precautionary.”
