According to the ATP Tour homepage, Nick Kyrgios was forced to withdraw from the JAPAN Open 2022 just a few minutes before his quarter -final against Taylor Fritz. The “retired boy” of the felt ball village has informed the fans that he could not play because of his knee injury.
“I feel extremely disappointed by this. Japan Open is one of my favorite tournaments with wonderful memories … It is heartbreaking but I will come back next year. That's for sure,” Kyrgios shared at the press conference after announcing a retreat.
Not only had to give up in a single battle, the Australian tennis player could not participate in the semi -finals of the double content with Thanasi Kokkinakis. Thus, Taylor Fritz Nghiem Nhien reached the semi -final of the male Japan Open 2022, while Thanasi Kokkinarkis also had to accept to stop in the semi -finals of the men's doubles.
Kyrgios explained more about his condition: “I have played very well this year. Actually, I am having a bit of a problem with my knee during the time of attending the US Open. Honestly, I came home and may have enough time to rest and return to practice right away.
The feeling is not good at all when your body is no longer tolerated. I know in this case I am more overloaded than I am not enough to play. I think I was too excited to play and could practice a bit too. “
Despite the injury, Kyrgios plans to return to ATP Tour later this month with two tournaments in Basel and Paris. The 27 -year -old player aims to try to stay in the top 20 to win the right to attend ATP Finals.
