“Kyrgios’s best ever Grand Slam result” – Social media bashes Nick Kyrgios for last-minute withdrawal ahead of 2023 Australian Open
The list of players withdrawing from Australian Open 2023 is growing longer. This time Nick Kyrgios decide to withdraw from the tournament because of a knee injury.
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Australian crowd-favorite and hopeful for this year’s Australian Open singles and doubles title Nick Kyrgios has decided to withdraw from the first Grand Slam of the season, just a day before the start of the tournament citing knee injury reasons. Australian Open 2023 has already seen many prominent names withdraw from the event. It includes Naomi Osaka, Venus Williams, Carlos Alcaraz, Ajla Tomljanovic, among others.
Already, the tournament is lacking some of the big names such as Ash Barty, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, among others; hence this has increased problems for Australian Open organizers to bring fans to this tournament. Meanwhile, Nick Kyrgios’ opponent Roman Safiullin is going to get a walkover before even walking on the court in the first round.
American sports broadcaster ESPN broke this news on social media about Nick Kyrgios’ withdrawal.
“NICK KYRGIOS GOT DOWN FROM #AUSOPEN The Australian called for a special press conference and announced his withdrawal from the tournament,” the caption read in English. (Traslated through Google Translate).
Eminent sports journalist Jose Morgado also shared this news on social media.
Meanwhile, Denis Kurda has gotten entry into the Australian Open main draw after Nick Kyrgios’ withdrawal. Australian Open took to social media to share this news.
Nick Kyrgios missed out on the 2023 United Cup and 2023 Adelaide International 2 tournament citing ankle injury reasons. However, missing out on the 2023 Australian Open is a big blow.
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Social media is disappointed learning this news
Tennis fans after his heroics at Wimbledon last season, Nick Kyrgios was riding on high expectations this year. He played in the final of Wimbledon 2022 but lost to Novak Djokovic in four sets. Many believed that this could be his breakout year.
Australian tennis fans, especially, had high hopes for him .Even American tennis legend John McEnroe, too, was counting on him to dazzle the event. However, this news has depleted all the boisterous noise surrounding the current World No.22. Social media users, hence, are lambasting the Australian tennis player. Here are a few reactions that came in on this news.
“Get out of tw I want to be alone,” the caption read in English. (Translated through Google Translate).
However, many tennis fans also sympathized with Nick Kyrgios’s situation and wished him speedy recovery.
“Too bad for Nick. I always like to see him play because of his style and that he makes difficult plays look simple,” the caption read in English. (Translated through Google Translate).
Every tennis fan wishes for a better return to health soon. They would want him to watch him compete again in the ATP and Grand Slam tournaments and win big titles this year.
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