NICK KYRGIOS is an injury doubt for Wimbledon after skipping a warm-up event this week.
The Australian maverick – who lost to Novak Djokovic in the 2022 Wimbledon final – has just played ONE professional match in eight months.
Nick Kyrgios could miss Wimbledon as he continued to battle a knee injury
On Saturday, the world No31 withdrew from the Mallorca Championships in Spain, citing a left knee issue.
It was this part of the body that he had surgery on in January after removing himself from the main draw of his home Slam, the Australian Open.
Kyrgios, 28, played in the first round of the Stuttgart Open two weeks ago but was shocked 7-5 6-3 by China’s Yibing Wu, who was contesting his first EVER pro match on grass.
The draw for the Championships will take place on Friday and a fully-fit Kyrgios would have been among the contenders to challenge defending champion Djokovic.
But it appears it is a matter of when not if he decides to pull out of Wimbledon, which starts on Monday July 3.
Meanwhile, Kyrgios has accepted an apology from foe Stefanos Tsitsipas following their explosive Netflix feud.
A fiery, incident-packed third-round match at Wimbledon last year saw the pair row on court and then trade verbals in the post-match press conferences.
In the new Break Point tennis TV show, which was released this month, Tsitsipas said: “Nick has brought that NBA basketball attitude to tennis.
“I’d describe it as an uneducated approach of playing tennis.
“But you know tennis is a gentleman’s sport, it’s all about respect. We’re not playing basketball.”
Tsitsipas later said in a statement published on Twitter that insinuations he was being racist towards the Canberra-born competitor were “an unfortunate misunderstanding that has a distorted picture of my intentions”.
He added: “I want to emphasise that I harbour no prejudice towards anyone based on their background, ethnicity, or interests
“I deeply regret if my words were misinterpreted or caused offence as that was never my intention.”
Reacting to those words, Kyrgios said: “It was a very heated battle. Sometimes as players we go into these press conferences without digesting the match.
“We’ve had some crazy battles and I know deep down you like my brand of tennis. We’re all good.”
The Australian finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic last year
