Australian No.1 Nick Kyrgios has suffered a blip in his preparations for the upcoming US Open after withdrawing from this week’s Citi Open on Wednesday.
Kyrgios, who was scheduled to be the fifth seed in the tournament, has pulled out due to a left hip injury. Last week his retired midway through his quarter-final match against Cameron Norrie at the Atlanta Open with the same problem. Kyrgios has been troubled by problems with his hip in recent months and cut short his 2017 season due to the issue.
“It’s the same left hip injury I got after a sudden movement in Atlanta last week and I haven’t had enough time to be ready to play this week,” atpworldtour.com quoted Kyrgios as saying.
Despite the setback, the world No.17 is still on course to play at the Rogers Cup next week. This year’s Masters 1000 tournament will be held at the Aviva Centre in Toronto. Kyrgios has reached the third round of the tournament on two previous occasions, including last year where he lost to eventual champion Alexander Zverev in the last 16.
“The physio recommended a couple of days of rest, rehab and treatment. I’ve got ample time for it to settle down before Toronto.” He explained.
“It’s disappointing. I’m sure I’ll be here again with another chance to play, but at this stage I can’t risk aggravating the injury with [ATP World Tour] Masters 1000s and the US Open coming up. Last year I wasn’t healthy at the US Open, so I want to be right for that.”
Hip problems are not the only issue that has troubled the injury-prone player this year. Kyrgios was also forced to miss the French Open after failing to recover in time from an elbow injury. During the clay season, he only managed to play two singles matches at the Houston Open. Although he did win a doubles title at the Lyon Open with Jack Sock.
Kyrgios win-loss record this year currently stands at 19-8 with his last title occuring at the Brisbane Open in January.
Replacing Kyrgios in the draw is lucky loser Jason Kubler.
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