Nick Kyrgios confirms he will miss the Australian Open for the second year in a row after succumbing to a wrist injury that has seen him play just one professional match all year
- Kyrgios won the Australian Open doubles title in 2022.
- In the same year he reached the Wimbledon final.
- He has been battling injuries ever since.
Australian star Nick Kyrgios will miss the Australian Open for the second year in a row due to a wrist injury.
The 28-year-old has had a successful 2022 season, reaching the Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic and winning the Australian Open doubles with good friend Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Kyrgios has battled injury throughout the 2023 season and will miss his second Australian Open due to a wrist problem.
Kyrgios won the doubles title at the 2022 Australian Open with Thanasi Kokkinakis and reached the Wimbledon final that year, but has continued to struggle since.
However, he suffered a string of injuries in 2023, limiting him to just one professional match all year, a straight sets defeat to China’s Wu Yibing at the Stuttgart Open in June.
The Australian star missed out on Thursday’s main draw and confirmed she will miss the local Grand Slam due to an ongoing wrist complaint.
“It’s a very disappointing time for me… I just want to really play at my best again and do everything right and I need a little more time,” he said.
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