Kyrgios Withdraws From Wimbledon

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from Wimbledon on Sunday evening citing a torn ligament in his wrist.

“I’m really sad to say that I have to withdraw from Wimbledon this year. I tried my hardest to be ready after my surgery and to be able to step on the Wimbledon courts again,” Kyrgios wrote on Instagram. “During my comeback, I experienced some pain in my wrist during the week of Mallorca. As a precaution I had it scanned and it came back showing a torn ligament in my wrist. I tried everything to be able to play and I am disappointed to say that I just didn’t have enough time to manage it before Wimbledon.”

The Australian missed the entire start of the season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in January. Kyrgios made his return last month in Stuttgart, where he lost to Wu Yibing in the first round.

Kyrgios reached his first major final last year at The Championships and has earned some of the biggest wins of his career at the tournament, including an upset of Rafael Nadal en route to the 2014 quarter-finals.

“I’ll be back” Kyrgios wrote. “And as always, I appreciate the support from all my fans.”