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Kyrgios missing French Open due to injury linked to car theft incident – agent

May 18, 2023

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the French Open due to a foot injury sustained during a car theft incident, according to his agent.

The Australian’s mother was reportedly held at gunpoint near their home in Canberra, Australia and his car was stolen earlier this month. A suspect was arrested soon after the robbery.

Daniel Horsfall clarified that the player injured his foot amidst the chaotic circumstances of the robbery.

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He told Reuters: “During the incident on May 1, they had the armed robbery at the house. With all the stuff that was going on, Nick lacerated the side of his left foot. We don’t know how.

“Basically, it’s just set him back about two-and-a-half weeks in terms of his loading schedule to get back on court for what we thought was going to be the Grand Slam.”

While the exact details surrounding the foot injury remain unclear to Kyrgios and his team, Horsfall suggested that the player may have hurt himself while rushing through his residence upon hearing his mother in distress.

The laceration, located on the left side of his foot, has impeded Kyrgios from engaging in on-court training and affected his ability to wear shoes comfortably.

“He couldn’t slide, couldn’t get on court because every time he put a shoe on, it moved and it would re-open,” Horsfall explained.

However, Horsfall reassured that Kyrgios’s knee, which had been a previous concern, is in excellent condition following successful surgery.

He said: “His knee, as far as we’re concerned, is actually in fantastic shape, the surgery went well.

“His fitness is at a fantastic level. It was just when we got to the last point of that rehab, the on-court loading, this freak accident happened.”

The focus now lies on Kyrgios’ foot injury, which is nearly healed, enabling him to gradually increase his training hours on the court. The aim is for Kyrgios to make a comeback during the grass season.

The Australian underwent an operation on his knee at the start of 2023 which saw him miss this year’s Australian Open.

“Currently taking it day by day with my knee and building up load… trying to get back to where I was,” Kyrgios stated earlier in the year.

At the time of the surgery, 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.”

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Will Nadal be fit for French Open? Who else could miss Grand Slam?

May 12, 2023

The 2023 French Open is just three weeks away and there remains uncertainty over whether some of the biggest names in tennis will be playing the Grand Slam.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal is the big question mark in the men’s draw given he hasn’t played since the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic has also battled an injury over the last month while Nick Kyrgios hasn’t played this year after undergoing surgery. On the women’s side, Emma Raducanu is set to miss out following surgery while Belinda Bencic is a doubt.

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Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal’s participation at the French Open remains unknown.

If he does play he will have a chance to win a 23rd Grand Slam title, which would move him one ahead of Djokovic in the all-time standings.

However, Nadal hasn’t played competitively since losing in the Australian Open due to injury.

It was expected he would return earlier in the clay season but having pulled out of the Italian Open it looks as though if he does play the French Open he will do so without any competitive preparation.

That would be the first time Nadal has entered the French Open without playing any clay events beforehand.

If anyone can get around that it’s 14-time champion Nadal, but it could be a big ask.

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic’s clay form this year has so far been underwhelming.

He’s 2-2 on the surface ahead of the Italian Open and pulled out of the Madrid Open after saying the previous week that his elbow was not “in ideal shape”.

He will be hoping to build some momentum in Rome, where he will be defending champion.

He is set to lose the world No. 1 spot to Carlos Alcaraz after the tournament which will likely see him seeded second at the French Open.

Like Nadal, Djokovic will be aiming for a 23rd Grand Slam title in Paris.

Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios is yet to play this season after missing the Australian swing due to injury and then undergoing knee surgery.

It seems unlikely he will come back for the French Open given clay is his least favourite surface, although he did say last year that he intends to return to Paris for the first time in six years.

“My girlfriend wants to know Paris, so I’m going to play at Roland-Garros 2023,” he said.

“It will be good for me to earn some more money, although I would have preferred to stay at home.”

Given his injury earlier this year Kyrgios might instead prepare for the grass season as he looks to follow up his run to the Wimbledon final last year.

Andy Murray

Andy Murray has made it clear that he intends to play the French Open this year.

The former world No. 1 is a four-time semi-finalist and was runner-up in 2016 at the Grand Slam in Paris. But he has competed there just once since making the 2017 semi-finals, a first-round exit in 2020.

“If I feel like I can have a good run there, I would like to play,” he said in early April.

“I’ve not really played much there since 2017, and I don’t know how many more chances I’ll get to play there. Whilst I’m feeling good, I would love to do it again.”

Murray’s clay season started poorly as he lost his opening matches in Monte Carlo and Madrid, but he found some form as he won his first title since 2019 on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was then beaten in the first round of the Italian Open by Fabio Fognini.

Highlights: Fognini beats Murray in three sets in Rome first round

Matteo Berrettini

Matteo Berrettini has had a difficult year.

He was knocked out of the Australian Open in the first round by Andy Murray and then retired in the quarter-finals of his next tournament in Mexico.

At Indian Wells and Miami he lost in the opening round before pulling out of the Monte Carlo Masters ahead of his last-16 match with Holger Rune due to an abdominal injury.

Matteo Berrettini has had a tough season

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“I don’t know where to start…I was finally finding my level and getting back to where I wanted to be…this is a difficult one,” he said in Monte Carlo.

Berrettini withdraw from his home event in Rome, saying he needed “at least a week before I can start training physically again”. It is not known if he will be fit for the French Open.

Jack Draper

It’s been an up-and-down season for Jack Draper so far.

The 21-year-old made the semi-finals in Adelaide at the start of the year and also reached the last 16 at Indian Wells. But he has only played five tournaments due to injuries and hasn’t been on court since April 11.

“It’s been tough to have to withdraw from many tournaments so far this year,” he wrote on Twitter after pulling out of the Italian Open.

“I’m working hard to come back stronger and I’m looking forward to competing very soon!”

Draper will be hoping to return for a first main-draw appearance at the French Open.

Emma Raducanu

British No. 1 Emma Raducanu will not be at the French Open after undergoing surgery on her hands and ankle.

Raducanu expects to be out for a “few months” which means she will not only miss the French Open, but also Wimbledon.

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Raducanu played just one match on clay this season – losing in the first round in Stuttgart to Jelena Ostapenko – and has now dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since her shock US Open win in 2021.

She made the second round on her French Open debut last year.

Venus Wiliams

While younger sister Serena has retired and is set to welcome a second child, Venus Williams is still on tour.

However, she hasn’t played since the season-opening event in Auckland, where she lost in the second round.

The 42-year-old suffered a hamstring injury during defeat at the tournament and it is not known when she will be back.

Now ranked No. 695 in the world, Williams’ best result at the French Open was when she made the final in 2002, losing to Serena. She has lost in the first round in her last four appearances in Paris.

Belinda Bencic

Belinda Bencic made a positive start to the clay season as she was runner-up to Ons Jabeur in Charleston. However, she then pulled out of Madrid and Rome due to a hip problem.

She said in mid-April that she hopes to be “back at 100%” for the French Open.

“I have some discomfort in my hip which I struggled with during the US swing as well and need to take a little rest and recover to be back at 100% for Roland Garros,” Bencic wrote.

“I will miss both tournaments dearly but will be back in a few weeks and can’t wait to be back competing soon and continuing in great form.”

Bencic has not made it past the third round in six appearances in Paris.

Simona Halep

Former French Open champion Simona Halep looks set to miss the Grand Slam this year.

Halep has been provisionally suspended since October after she tested positive for the drug Roxadustat following the US Open.

Halep, who has said that she will “fight for the truth”, is waiting for an independent tribunal hearing.

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Kyrgios confirms 2023 Laver Cup appearance for Team World

April 25, 2023

Nick Kyrgios has announced his participation at the 2023 Laver Cup for Team World, which will be hosted at Rogers Arena in Vancouver between September 22 and 24.

Last year’s Wimbledon finalist is currently recovering from knee surgery and is yet to play a competitive match in 2023, but confirmed his appearance in the tournament on social media.

He said on Instagram: “Kid from Canberra representing the world. Can’t wait to join the team and assisting in any way possible. Let’s go, this journey has been crazy.”

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Kyrgios joins a team led by captain John McEnroe, and will be hoping to get back in the swings of things after a stellar year in 2022.

After winning the Australian Open men’s doubles title alongside compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis, he reached the Wimbledon singles final to become the first unseeded Grand Slam men’s finalist since 2008.

“Nick is one of the most talented guys on tour,” said seven-time Grand Slam Singles Champion McEnroe in quotes published to Lavercup.com.

“We saw the level of tennis he’s capable of last year at Wimbledon and we’re all looking forward to seeing him on the court again soon. He brings great energy and passion.

“I’m excited to have him back on the team in Vancouver.”

This will be the Australian’s fifth appearance at the Laver Cup after Prague (2017), Chicago (2018), Geneva (2019) and Boston (2021), and he is eager to compete at the tournament after Team World claimed their first title in London last year, winning 13-8 having trailed 8-4 ahead of the final day.

“The fact that Team World finally got one on the board is amazing,” added Kyrgios. “I’ve been a part of the team four times and we came up short after being close so many times. The fact that now we know we can do it is a special thing.

“Hopefully, I can just add to that team, not change the spirit up too much, just add some positive vibes and see if we can get it done again.”

Nick Kyrgios (Laver Cup 2021)

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Kyrgios will line up alongside Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and Americans Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe for Team World.

Meanwhile, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev have been confirmed as players for Team Europe.

The procedure for selection sees the highest three ranked players for each team receiving a guaranteed invitation based on their ranking the first Monday after Wimbledon on July 17.

The remaining three players are captains’ picks, which can be named at any time ahead of the US Open. Kyrgios is one of McEnroe’s picks as Team World captain.

Last year’s Laver Cup was hugely momentous as it signalled the final appearance on court of Roger Federer, who bowed out tearfully in a doubles match alongside great friend and rival Rafael Nadal.

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‘He’d win five Slams with me’ – Djokovic ‘would love to coach Kyrgios’

April 20, 2023

Novak Djokovic has said he “would love to coach Nick Kyrgios” and added that “he would win five Slams with me, but it would not come cheap” when he was asked to choose a player at ATP Banja Luka.

Djokovic battled from a set down to beat 18-year-old Luca Van Assche in three tough sets, 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2, in Bosnia on Wednesday as he attempts to find some form and rhythm ahead of the second Grand Slam of the season at Roland-Garros.

Van Assche took the upper hand by winning the opening set via a tie-break, but Djokovic managed to avoid a second successive defeat in an entertaining two-hour, 38-minute clash as he eventually found a way past the doughty teenager.

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Djokovic had released a fitness update ahead of the tournament, raising concerns over his right elbow that he had surgery on five years ago, but was deemed fit enough to kick-start his Banja Luka Open campaign against Van Assche.

The hard-fought victory came after his shock Monte Carlo Masters exit following a 4-6 7-5 6-4 defeat to Lorenzo Musetti, and the 35-year-old was determined to get back on track with his first professional visit to Bosnia.

Djokovic, having avoided back-to-back defeats in ATP events for the first time in a year with the victory, was asked to pick which player on tour he would most like to coach – and he did not appear to have much hesitation.

“I would love to coach Nick Kyrgios,” Djokovic said when the question was posed.

He added with a smile: “He would win five Slams with me, but it would not come cheap!”

Kyrgios picked up on the quotes via social media and responded via his Instagram Stories.

“Hahahah… instead let’s go have a nice dinner and some drinks.”

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Speaking about his play so far in Bosnia, Djokovic said in his post-match interview: “It wasn’t easy. This would probably rank as the slowest court, slowest conditions I’ve ever played in, to be honest.

“I couldn’t penetrate through the court. I couldn’t put any ball past him. He was on every single ball for a set and a half until I started to get some rhythm going.

“I’m happy with the way I finished the match. Of course, I can always play better, but a win is a win.”

Djokovic is preparing for his tilt at an outright-record 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the French Open in May as he attempts to move past his old rival Rafael Nadal in the all-time tally.

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'I'd say me!' – Kyrgios believes he is the best grass-court player in the world

May 11, 2022

Nick Kyrgios has declared that he is the best men’s grass-court player in the world ahead of Wimbledon.

The Australian, who is not going to play at Roland-Garros, has stated that his primary aim for this season is to star at SW19 on the grass courts.

Kyrgios, who famously progressed through to the quarter-finals of the tournament as a 19-year-old in 2014, is not lacking in confidence when it comes to playing on the surface.

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Asked which men’s player he felt held the status ahead of Wimbledon, the Canberra star was very clear as he stated his opinion.

“I mean, on the grass, I’d say me!” the world No. 78 told the Sydney Morning Herald as part of an NBA promotional event in Sydney.

“Something about this year has just been different,” Kyrgios said. “I’ve played five or six events and I’ve gone pretty well in pretty much every one I’ve played and I’ve beaten a lot of the top players in the world this year.

“I guess it’s more of a resurgence year, just going out there and showing people that I don’t have to go out there and play all the time, [that] I can still be at the top of the game. I’m just enjoying it and doing it my way.

“I play for a lot of people. I feel like I’m very relatable. A lot of kids and people look up to me when I play. If someone like me can make it this far and achieve what I’ve achieved, I think it gives them a lot of hope.

“Obviously, I’m 27 now, so I’ve got to provide a bit of money, but it’s just a lot of fun; the tennis tour, travelling around the world, it’s a pretty nice lifestyle. I want to soak it up while I can.”

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Speaking about continuing to play doubles with his good friend and compatriot, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Kyrgios added: “I was almost waiting for something like that to happen.

“I was super pleased for Thanasi. I feel like that put him back on the map and, hopefully, he can keep kicking on after that.”

Despite his bullish views, Kyrgios’ record on grass has not been stellar in recent years. He has not reached the fourth round at Wimbledon since 2016.

But off the back of ending his long drought on clay and having clinched doubles glory with Kokkinakis at Melbourne Park, this could be the year he improves upon his quarter-final run from 2014.

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Nick Kyrgios has declared that he is the best men’s grass-court player in the world ahead of Wimbledon.

The Australian, who is not going to play at Roland-Garros, has stated that his primary aim for this season is to star at SW19 on the grass courts.

Kyrgios, who famously progressed through to the quarter-finals of the tournament as a 19-year-old in 2014, is not lacking in confidence when it comes to playing on the surface.

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Asked which men’s player he felt held the status ahead of Wimbledon, the Canberra star was very clear as he stated his opinion.

“I mean, on the grass, I’d say me!” the world No. 78 told the Sydney Morning Herald as part of an NBA promotional event in Sydney.

‘This big boy is gonna be out tonight!’ – Kyrgios and Kokkinakis react to doubles triumph

Speaking about continuing to play doubles with his good friend and compatriot, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Kyrgios added: “I was almost waiting for something like that to happen.

“I was super pleased for Thanasi. I feel like that put him back on the map and, hopefully, he can keep kicking on after that.”

Despite his bullish views, Kyrgios’ record on grass has not been stellar in recent years. He has not reached the fourth round at Wimbledon since 2016.

But off the back of ending his long drought on clay and having clinched doubles glory with Kokkinakis at Melbourne Park, this could be the year he improves upon his quarter-final run from 2014.

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Nick Kyrgios has declared that he is the best men’s grass-court player in the world ahead of Wimbledon.

The Australian, who is not going to play at Roland-Garros, has stated that his primary aim for this season is to star at SW19 on the grass courts.

Kyrgios, who famously progressed through to the quarter-finals of the tournament as a 19-year-old in 2014, is not lacking in confidence when it comes to playing on the surface.

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Asked which men’s player he felt held the status ahead of Wimbledon, the Canberra star was very clear as he stated his opinion.

“I mean, on the grass, I’d say me!” the world No. 78 told the Sydney Morning Herald as part of an NBA promotional event in Sydney.

‘This big boy is gonna be out tonight!’ – Kyrgios and Kokkinakis react to doubles triumph

Speaking about continuing to play doubles with his good friend and compatriot, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Kyrgios added: “I was almost waiting for something like that to happen.

“I was super pleased for Thanasi. I feel like that put him back on the map and, hopefully, he can keep kicking on after that.”

Despite his bullish views, Kyrgios’ record on grass has not been stellar in recent years. He has not reached the fourth round at Wimbledon since 2016.

But off the back of ending his long drought on clay and having clinched doubles glory with Kokkinakis at Melbourne Park, this could be the year he improves upon his quarter-final run from 2014.

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