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Nick Kyrgios set to miss this year’s Wimbledon: ‘I’ve hit a small setback’

The 30-year-old has just played 5 singles matches this year, going 1-4 an has had to deal with multiple injuries in recent seasons, including wrist and knee operations.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios returns the ball from between his legs to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the final of the men's singles on day fourteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

2022 Wimbledon runner up Nick Kyrgios said that this year, he will miss the Grand Slam tournament and the rest of the grass-court season. “I’ve hit a small setback in my recovery and unfortunately won’t make it back for grass season this year,” Kyrgios posted on Instagram.

‘I know how much you’ve been looking forward to seeing me out there and I’m genuinely sorry to disappoint. This is just a bump in the road though and I’m already working hard to get back stronger than ever,’ he added in his Insta story.

The 30-year-old has just played 5 singles matches this year, going 1-4 an has had to deal with multiple injuries in recent seasons, including wrist and knee operations. His most recent tournament was the Miami Open in March, when he won a match for the first time in nearly 2 1/2 years.

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Three years ago at the All England Club, he made his best run at a major tournament by getting to the final before losing to Novak Djokovic.

Back in January in the Australian Open, Kyrgios was shockingly eliminated from the Australian Open in the first round by Jacob Fearnley and then said that this might have been his last singles match at the tournament.

“Realistically I can’t see myself playing a singles match here again. It’s hard. When you’re competing for the biggest tournaments in the world and you’re struggling to win sets physically, it’s pretty tough,” Kyrgios said.

“But I’ve still got a long year ahead. I’m trusting the process that I can still be able to do some cool things this year at some stage. All my focus now is just not taking anything for granted,” he added.

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The Australian favourite struggled with an abdominal strain as he bowed out of Melbourne Park with a 7-6(3) 6-3 7-6(2) defeat to world number 92 Fearnley to the dismay of a packed crowd at John Cain Arena.