By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Monday, June 19, 2023
Nick Kyrgios withdrew from Halle today citing issues with his surgically-repaired knee.
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist, who lost his Stuttgart comeback match to Wu Yibing 7-5, 6-3, stepped out of Halle in an effort to ensure his health for Wimbledon.
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“Very unfortunate news: I won’t be able to compete at Halle this year,” Kyrgios said in a video posted on the tournament’s social media channels. “I’m still dealing with a couple of things with my knee.
“I’m just trying to give myself the best opportunity to compete at Wimbledon. As you all know, that tournament means a lot to me, and I just want to do everything right by my body. I didn’t want to go out there and not give you the same performance I gave last year.
“So hopefully next year, I’ll be healthy enough to play. See you soon.”
Unfortunately Nick Kyrgios (left knee) withdraws from singles. Get well soon Nick!
He is replaced by Aslan Karatsev. (Lucky Loser) #TWO23 #TerraWortmannOpen #Tennis #ATP #ATP500 #ATPTour #HalleWestfalen 📸TERRA WORTMANN OPEN/HalleWestfalen pic.twitter.com/4bw5iFxO8p— TERRA WORTMANN OPEN (@ATPHalle) June 19, 2023
Kyrgios is currently ranked No. 31 and would be seeded at Wimbledon, however he will not be defending the 180 ranking points he earned in his 2022 Halle semifinal run. That could jeopardize his Wimbledon seeding, though clearly Kyrgios’ main priority is regaining his health and fitness to play The Championships.
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