Nick Kyrgios out of Indian Wells and likely Miami Open as he continues recovery from knee surgery
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Updated 27/02/2023 at 19:15 GMT
Nick Kyrgios will not play at Indian Wells this season. The world No. 19, who made the final of Wimbledon last year, is recovering from knee surgery and will not be back on tour in time for the first ATP 1000 of 2023. Kyrgios last played singles in October in Tokyo. He missed the Australian Open in Melbourne and is set for a ranking drop as he reached the quarter-finals of Indian Wells in 2022.
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Nick Kyrgios will not return to action at Indian Wells as he recovers from knee surgery.
The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up has not played this season after withdrawing from the United Cup and Australian Open.
He was hoping to be fit for Indian Wells following surgery, but it has been confirmed he will miss the first ATP 1000 event of the season, which starts on March 9.
“Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the 2023 BNP Paribas Open due to an ongoing knee injury,” said a statement from the tournament.
It has also been reported that Kyrgios will not return for the Miami Open, which follows Indian Wells.
Kyrgios will suffer a ranking hit over the next month as he has points to defend from making the quarter-finals of Indian Wells and last 16 of the Miami Open.
He is currently ranked at No. 19 in the world.
Kyrgios has not played singles since October in Tokyo, where he withdrew ahead of the quarter-finals due to a knee problem.
He did return to play doubles alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, while he has played a handful of exhibition matches.
Speaking about Kyrgios’ surgery in late January, his manager Daniel 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 and are aiming to see everyone at Indian Wells.”
Kyrgios had a wild ride at Indian Wells last year as he beat Casper Ruud in straight sets in the last 32 and then clashed with the crowd and umpire in defeat to Rafael Nadal in the quarters.
Andy Murray has also withdrawn from this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after his efforts in reaching the final of the Qatar Open.
Former world No. 1 Murray spent nearly 12 hours on court as he reached the final, where he lost to Daniil Medvedev.
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