Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from an exhibition match against Novak Djokovic due to a grade-one abdominal strain, raising concerns about his Australian Open participation.
Australian Open boss Craig Tiley is confident Nick Kyrgios will make his grand slam return in Melbourne despite a new injury threatening his involvement. Kyrgios was due to play an exhibition singles match against 24-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday night to kick off “A Night with Novak”, but he withdrew because of a grade-one abdominal strain.
Getty Images Tiley said on Wednesday the message from Team Kyrgios was that his decision not to take part in the charity event was “precautionary”. “I’ll have a chat to him when he gets in this afternoon, but it’s just precautionary quite a few players do that - it’s normal,” Tiley said.“Nick’s not the only one who’s not doing some of the planned matches over the next few days as they take precautionary measures for next week. “ no concerns at this point heading into the Australian Open … with these exhibition events we have; if someone’s not 100 per cent ready to play, then they’re not going to play.Kyrgios, 29, played his first matches in 18 months in Brisbane last week, including a three-set singles defeat to France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and two doubles contests alongside Djokovic.He had played only once in the previous two years, firstly because of knee surgery then a serious wrist injury that required another operation. Kyrgios said in Brisbane he would “almost need a miracle” for his wrist to hold up in the Australian Open and that he felt like he had been “hit by a bus” after his first doubles match. The abdominal issue was not on anyone’s radar until Kyrgios revealed his latest ailment on social media. “Unfortunately won’t be able to play my good friend @djokernole this Thursday on the 9th as I’ve had an ultrasound on my abdominal and have a grade 1 strain,” Kyrgios posted on Instagram.Kyrgios has barely been out of the headlines this summer, from his sustained attacks on Jannik Sinner and his anti-doping case, to his shock return from the Davis Cup wildernes
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