- Australian returns after wrist and knee surgery
- He lost his only singles match in preparation for the Grand Slam
Nick Kyrgios has announced that he is suffering from an abdominal strain that will prevent him from playing against Novak Djokovic in an exhibition match just before the Australian Open begins.
Wednesday morning’s shocking revelation will bring back bad memories for fans of the run-up to the 2023 Grand Slam in Melbourne, when the star was forced to withdraw from the tournament after aggravating a knee injury during a charity match against the superstar. serbia.
“Unfortunately I won’t be able to play against my good friend @djokernole this Thursday the 9th because I had an ultrasound on my abdominal distension and I have a grade 1 distension,” Kyrgios wrote on Instagram.
“I will rest and do everything I can to be well at the AusOpen.”
A grade one muscle strain is at the less severe end of the scale and usually means there has been a small tear or strain of the muscle.
However, given the heavy workload of players during a Grand Slam tournament, it is a worrying sign for the star, who did not say he would definitely be fine to play in his position.
Nick Kyrgios has revealed that an abdominal strain has forced him to “do everything possible” to be ready to play in his home Grand Slam.
The injury will prevent him from getting much-needed time on court in a planned exhibition match against Novak Djokovic (pictured together) on Thursday.
The star’s announcement (pictured) will have her fans fearing the worst after the star was forced to withdraw from the 2023 Australian Open just days before play was due to begin.
After undergoing a grueling course of physiotherapy and training to return to fitness, Kyrgios prepared for his home Grand Slam by losing his first-round singles match at the Brisbane International, as well as playing two doubles matches with Djokovic.
After losing to big-hitting Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, the Australian said he needed a “miracle” to play in Melbourne, where the action begins on Sunday.
“I felt like I had been hit by a bus after the doubles,” he said after admitting that his wrist “hurt.”
‘It’s all new territory for my wrist… I went from practicing with unranked people to facing the biggest server… on the planet and, ‘let’s see how you do.’
‘Tomorrow is going to be a hard day for my doll.
“I was really excited about the Australian Open and after today…reality set in, to be fair.
‘(Winning a Grand Slam) could be one of the hardest things to do in any sport.
“I almost need a miracle and for the stars to align for my wrist to safely endure a Grand Slam.
“But I’m very happy to be part of the Australian summer again.
Kyrgios (pictured with teammate Costeen Hatzi) said his surgically repaired wrist hurt so much he felt like he had been “hit by a bus” after playing in the Brisbane International last week.
‘I don’t take it for granted; Going out there again playing against a top player like that…smiling to myself knowing I’m right in the thick of the battle.
“We didn’t expect to play here at such a high level.”
The loss to Perricard was the Australian’s second singles clash in two and a half years.
In 2023 he shared a gruesome photo of the fluid that had to be drained from his knee after the charity match with Djokovic.
He subsequently underwent what was supposed to be a routine scan, but it revealed that he had a cyst in the joint and a tear in his lateral meniscus.
Kyrgios’ serious wrist injury forced him to miss the 2024 Australian Open.
She underwent radical reconstructive surgery on the joint and later revealed that the pain and damage before the operation was so intense that she “couldn’t even hold shopping bags or turn the doorknob.”
Kyrgios revealed that he first injured himself when he fell awkwardly during a match against Grigor Dimitrov at the Indian Wells tournament in the United States in 2015.
“Several surgeons said that any surgery you wanted to perform on this wrist, you were not likely to return to playing high-level tennis,” he said..