'There are some question marks' - Australia's Nick Kyrgios admits he's not fully fit ahead of Wimbledon

Nick Kyrgios admits that he is not yet fully fit ahead of his return to Wimbledon, one year after reaching the final. The No. 30 seed opens his SW19 campaign against wild card David Goffin in the first round on Monday.

Ad But since undergoing knee surgery in January, the Australian has played just one Tour-level match. WimbledonWimbledon 2023: Day 1 Order of Play and schedule – when are Djokovic, Williams and Swiatek playing?A DAY AGO That match, a defeat to Wu Yibing in Stuttgart in June, was not particularly auspicious. Kyrgios was clearly still feeling his knee and unable to deliver his usual booming serves at the German event.

Speaking to the press on Sunday, Kyrgios insisted that, while he is not at peak fitness, he remains confident that he can make an impact in South London again. «I still think there are some question marks. Obviously five-set tennis is a completely different beast altogether,» Kyrgios said.

«I look at my preparations last year coming in, I probably had the most ideal preparation possible. It couldn't be any different this year. »Again, I'm not going to discredit the work I've put in for the past six months just trying to maintain my fitness, get back on court.

I've been hitting with some really good players this week and my body is feeling okay. «I'm going to take it one day at a time. I'm not going to look forward and put unfair expectations on myself.

I'm just going to try to do everything I can, prepare, go out there and play some good tennis.” Kyrgios, often criticised for his atypical attitude towards the sport, even to the extent that his commitment is questioned, insisted that he has done everything he can. He continued: „I've been really disciplined throughout that time. I barely missed