Australian Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the Atlanta Open singles draw with a left-knee downside on Tuesday forward of his first match since ending runner-up at Wimbledon this month.
The 27-year-old was drawn to tackle German Peter Gojowczyk in his opening spherical of the ATP 250 hardcourt occasion in Georgia however as a substitute addressed the gang after his withdrawal.
“To start with, I simply need to say I’m extraordinarily shattered that I’m not capable of compete tonight,” Kyrgios stated on courtroom.
“I’ve received this event as soon as and I’m enjoying most likely a few of the finest tennis of my profession. All I wished to do was come out right here and offer you guys a present, however I’m unable to offer my finest efficiency at present.
“I’m simply extraordinarily sorry, however I’m going to maintain my hopes up and might be able to proceed doubles with Thanasi (Kokkinakis) this week.”
Kyrgios, who received this 12 months’s Australian Open doubles with compatriot Kokkinakis, has progressed to the quarter-finals of the doubles in Atlanta.
The boys’s world quantity 47 was handed a wildcard into subsequent month’s Western & Southern Open, the Masters 1000 occasion in Cincinnati, Ohio, which is able to begin two weeks earlier than the U.S. Open kicks off in New York on Aug. 29.
