Nick Kyrgios out of Indian Wells and likely Miami Open as he continues recovery from knee surgery

Nick Kyrgios will not return to action at Indian Wells as he recovers from knee surgery.

The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up has not played this season after withdrawing from the United Cup and Australian Open.

“Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the 2023 BNP Paribas Open due to an ongoing knee injury,” said a statement from the tournament.

It has also been reported that Kyrgios will not return for the Miami Open, which follows Indian Wells.

Kyrgios will suffer a ranking hit over the next month as he has points to defend from making the quarter-finals of Indian Wells and last 16 of the Miami Open.

He is currently ranked at No. 19 in the world.

Kyrgios has not played singles since October in Tokyo, where he withdrew ahead of the quarter-finals due to a knee problem.

He did return to play doubles alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, while he has played a handful of exhibition matches.

Speaking about Kyrgios’ surgery in late January, his manager Daniel Horsfall said: “The surgery was a great success.

“We couldn’t have been more pleased with the outcome of it. Now we will be pushing ahead for a speedy recovery and are aiming to see everyone at Indian Wells.”

Kyrgios had a wild ride at Indian Wells last year as he beat Casper Ruud in straight sets in the last 32 and then clashed with the crowd and umpire in defeat to Rafael Nadal in the quarters.

Former world No. 1 Murray spent nearly 12 hours on court as he reached the final, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev.