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Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from Wimbledon on account of a wrist injury.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.

However, a wrist injury has led to him pulling out of the third Grand Slam of the year.

“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.

“I still think there are some question marks. Obviously five-set tennis is a completely different beast altogether,” Kyrgios had 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.

“I’ve been really disciplined throughout that time. I barely missed any sort of part of the process. I’ve been working really hard. I’ve been trying to do everything possible. I feel probably as good as I could feel at the moment. Obviously my body was just crying out for some sort of rest. I needed to do what I had to do. It’s been brutal. It’s been hard.”

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