Nick Kyrgios’ deliberate return to the French Open for the primary time since 2017 to play doubles with Jordan Thompson has been stymied by a recent knee damage.
The 30-year-old Australian has struggled with a litany of foot, knee and wrist accidents since his run to the 2022 Wimbledon ultimate, and has performed solely 4 singles matches this 12 months.
Kyrgios, who final performed at Roland Garros in a second-round loss eight years in the past, had supposed to complement his media work in Paris by standing in for Thompson’s common doubles companion Max Purcell, who’s serving a doping ban.
“Nick was actually pumped to play right here. He saved messaging me each week, ‘You good to go to for dubs at Roland Garros?'” compatriot Thompson advised Australian media at Roland Garros on Monday. “I do know he was again residence in Australia coaching on clay however a couple of days in the past, Nick advised me that he is carried out one thing to his knee, so sadly, he simply could not be right here.
“He was fairly down. He advised me he would not know the way far more of those accidents he can take, and you’ve got simply received to really feel for him. As a result of as a lot as he says issues within the media, I believe he loves enjoying tennis and he loves being on courtroom.”
Thompson has as a substitute paired up with one other Australian in Jason Kubler and they’re going to tackle French duo Quentin Halys and Albano Olivetti within the first spherical Tuesday.