“I only have one goal in mind at Wimbledon”
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Nick Kyrgios, barring an incredible but not entirely excluded withdrawal, should be among the most anticipated stars of the much awaited Wimbledon tournament, despite having only played one match in the 2023 season. After the surgery on the meniscus of his left knee in January, which forced him to miss appointments for the first part of the year, the Canberra nativecplayer returned to the court in Stuttgart, to begin the grass-court part of the year and try to find an acceptable physical condition.
In Germany, the 28-year-old picked up a loss against Chinese Wu Yibing. The performance didn’t convince and Kyrgios didn’t feel ready to compete in the Halle competition. In the past few hours Nick has also announced the withdrawal from the ATP 250 of Mallorca, which has also increased the doubts about his participation in the London competition.
The tennis player gave an interview to the organizers of the tournament, published on social channels: “You all know that the Wimbledon tournament is upon us. The event here in Mallorca last year was a great place to prepare for the journey that then I had in London.
In this 2023 I wanted the same thing to happen again.” Then he added: “The type of preparation, the courts that are present … everything is fantastic and the place is also very beautiful. Unfortunately my body is not as healthy as 2022.
However, it is still part of my preparation to go to Wimbledon.” Kyrgios left Mallorca with this promise: “People are always so nice here. If next year I’m fine, I’ll definitely come back.” The 28-year-old would in the event be the 31st seed in the main draw and would avoid the best in the first two rounds.
Kyrgios-Tsitsipas’ issue
In recent days Stefanos Tsitsipas has been branded as a racist due to some of his statements after the Wimbledon match against Nick Kyrgios, which will be documented in an episode of the second season of the NETFLIX series Break Point.
The Greek was prompted to justify himself by spreading a long message through his official Facebook page to clarify his position. After a few days of waiting, the response from the person concerned also arrived, Nick Kyrgios, who this time minimized the incident, including Tsitsipas’ apology.
The Australian, through his Twitter account, definitively extinguished the controversy, justifying the Greek’s gutsy comment: “It was a very heated battle, sometimes as players we go to a press conference saying things without having digested the game.
We’ve had some crazy battles and I know deep down you like my style of tennis, we’re all good.”
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