Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Wimbledon due to wrist injury

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from Wimbledon on account of a wrist injury. Last year’s beaten finalist had been hampered by injuries this year, but said on the eve of the tournament that he was happy with his fitness. Ad However, a wrist injury has led to him pulling out of the third Grand Slam of the year.

Wimbledon'There are some question marks' — Kyrgios admits he's not fully fit ahead of Wimbledon9 HOURS AGO «I'm really sad to say that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon this year,» Kyrgios said. «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.

»I tried everything to be able to play and I am disappointed to say that I just didn't have enough time to manage it before Wimbledon. «I'll be back, and as always, I appreciate the support from all my fans.» The No. 30 seed was due to play David Goffin on Monday.

The Australian's place in the draw will be taken by a lucky loser to be decided on Monday morning. Kyrgios has played just one Tour-level match since undergoing knee surgery in January, losing a first-round match to Wu Yibing in Stuttgart in June. Despite telling a press conference ahead of SW19 there were «some question marks» about his fitness, he had insisted he was still going to take part.

«I still think there are some question marks. Obviously five-set tennis is a completely different beast altogether,» Kyrgios had said. Carlos Alcaraz eyeing Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic welcomes 'best of all time' recognition and has no plans to retire yet «I look at my preparations last year coming in, I probably had the most ideal preparation possible.