Breaking: Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Australian Open due to a knee injury, a day before he was scheduled to play his first-round match. More ➡️
in a charity match Friday evening at Melbourne Park. His physiotherapist, Will Maher, said Kyrgios"didn't pull up great" from the exhibition and was in no state to take part in a Grand Slam event.
"We used the charity event against Novak to see if he could compete at the highest level," Maher said."It's been [a] pretty interrupted and difficult lead-in. In the last week, Nick has experienced discomfort in his knee. There's a small tear in his lateral meniscus. It was worth persevering to see if he can get back on court. To Nick's credit, he did everything to get back on court.
Kyrgios was coming off a career-best year in which he won the Australian Open doubles title alongside compatriotKyrgios is expected to return to Canberra for surgery in the next couple of weeks, and Maher said he should be able to return to competition by the hard-court tournament at Indian Wells, California, in March.
"Obviously, a mixture of emotions, [but] that's life. It's part of the sport," Kyrgios said."I'm not doubting that I'll be back to my full strength."
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