Nick Kyrgios' participation in the Australian Open is uncertain after he suffered a doubles defeat and expressed concerns about his right wrist.
The Brisbane commitments of Australia’s most watchable tennis star are over after his nail-biting doubles defeat with Novak Djokovic to top seeds Michael Venus and Nikola Mektic, after they were only a few points from winning. Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic are in some ways a tennis odd couple.Kyrgios and Djokovic thoroughly entertained the crowd in their two matches but, more importantly, Kyrgios’ ailing body clearly needs some rest ahead of the Australian Open .
Only Kyrgios and his team know whether he was being overly dramatic or not after his triple-tiebreaker singles loss to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Tuesday, but he stopped short of guaranteeing he would play at Melbourne Park – and cast doubt on how his right wrist would hold up if he does. He did not speak to the media after his doubles loss with Djokovic, but was generous with his insights after pushing Mpetshi Perricard to the limit in his first singles match in 18 months after major wrist surgery. “I was really excited for the Aus Open, but after today – obviously I’m super excited. If I’m able to play, I’m able to play. But the reality kind of set in to me,” Kyrgios said. “It’s one of the hardest things to do in any sport, is win a grand slam in men’s tennis. I think I almost need a miracle, and I need the stars to align for my wrist to hold up in a grand slam, for sure. Today, if this was a grand slam, we may still be out on court, and I don’t know how I’d pull up the next day or the day after.”Kyrgios requested the trainer at the end of the first set against Mpetshi Perricard, and had his right bicep massaged – the same part of his anatomy that he grabbed at during his doubles contest on Wednesday. The 29-year-old said he felt like he was “hit by a bus” after his first match back alongside Djokovic on Monday night, so it would have been interesting to see the description after a third in as many day
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