Nick Kyrgios withdraws on eve of Wimbledon 2023 citing wrist injury

A year after he reached his first Grand Slam final at the All England Club Nick Kyrgios withdrew from Wimbledon 2023 the night before the tournaments start citing a wrist injuryHis withdrawal was announced by Wimbledon on Sunday night and Kyrgios wrote about it on social media He was seeded 30th in the mens bracket and was scheduled to face David Goffin on Monday Kyrgios will be replaced in the field by a player who lost during qualifyingIm really sad to say that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon this year During my comeback I experienced some pain in my wrist during Mallorca As a precaution I had it scanned and it came back showing a torn ligament in my wrist Kyrgios posted on social mediaI tried everything to be able to play and I am disappointed to say that I just didnt have enough time to manage it before WimbledonSorry to hear your news NickKyrgios wishing you a swift recovery and hope to see you back on our courts next year Wimbledon pictwittercomR0zl7i74Bdmdash Wimbledon Wimbledon July 2 2023He has played just one match all season after beginning 2023 by pulling out of the Australian Open because of an injured left knee that required arthroscopic surgeryThe 28yearold Australian also missed the French Open and now health issues will have caused him to sit out each of the years first three majors iquest the events that feature the big stages and bright lights he seems to enjoy the mostHours before his withdrawal on Sunday Kyrgios was asked at a pretournament news conference how his body was holding up and whether he was ready for bestoffiveset competition at a Grand Slam tournamentI still think theres some question marks for sure he replied I look at my preparations last year coming in I probably had the most ideal preparation possible Kyrgios said It couldnt be any more different this yearThe only match he has participated in since October of last year was an opening loss against Wu Yibing at the Stuttgart Open on June 13Also Read Novak Djokovic lsquohungryrsquo for more Grand Slam gloryKyrgios was asked Sunday whether he missed tennis during all of the time away over the past ninth monthsNo I dont miss the sport at all to be fair I was almost dreading coming back a little bit he said with the hint of a smile But its my jobA year ago at Wimbledon Kyrgios engaged in his usual sorts of antics he spit in the direction of a fan after one match got into a contentious backandforth during a victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas and a war of words afterward while also dealing with a court case back home in Australia But he also played fantastically far better than might have been suggested by his thenranking of No 40 or his failure to have been to a major quarterfinal in 7 12 years until those two weeksHe took the opening set of the 2022 championship match against Djokovic before the man who recently won his 23rd Grand Slam title prevailed 46 63 64 76 3Kyrgios sounded an optimistic tone Sunday afternoonIve been hitting with some really good players this week and my body is feeling OK Im going to take it one day at a time Im not going to look forward and put unfair expectations on myself he said Im just going to try to do everything I can prepare go out there and play some good tennis Turns out he wont get that chance this fortnightWith AP inputs