Nick Kyrgios suffers fresh injury, withdraws from Wimbledon 2023

Nick Kyrgios has dropped a bombshell announcement on the tennis world one day out from his opening Wimbledon encounter.

Kyrgios out. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Nick Kyrgios’ hopes of going one better at Wimbledon are on hold after the Aussie star was forced to pull out of the 2023 Grand Slam.

The 28-year-old announced his decision to withdraw one day before his round one encounter was set to get underway.

“I’m really sad to say that I have to withdaw from Wimbledon this year,” Kyrgios wrote on Instagram.

“During my comeback, I experienced some pain in my wrist during Mallorca. As a precaution I had it scanned and it came back showing a torn ligament in my wrist.

“I tired 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.

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

Wimbledon kicks off on Monday night from 8pm (AEST).

Kyrgios out. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

The Canberra native fell short at the final hurdle last year at the hands of Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic.

Hopes were high after he played near perfect tennis to take the opening set before Djokovic flipped the script and ran away with the contest to seal the win 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6.

The mercurial Aussie star had an entire nation behind him as he made the dream run into his first ever Grand Slam final.

Those hopes since his Wimbledon heroics have been on the backburner with Kyrgios barely being sighted thanks to a horror injury run.

Kyrgios returned to the court for the first time since October 2022 when he took to the grass in Stuttgart.

After seven months out with a knee injury, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist was beaten 7-5 6-3 by China’s Yibing Wu in the first round, the match lasting just 68 minutes.

Struggling with mobility and suffering pain, Kyrgios served well but gave little in chases and spent time holding his knee and looked troubled by the end of the game.

In the aftermath he took to Twitter asking for patience as he makes his journey back to full fitness.

“Be patient with me my fans please,” Kyrgios tweeted after Tuesday‘s match.

“It’s a process to get back to where I was. I know it’s hard for you to see me perform like today, but I need more time and hopefully can get back to where I was.”

Another injury for the Aussie star. (Photo AELTC/Florian Eisele/Handout via Getty Images)

Kyrgios had been dealt a tough draw for the Wimbledon tournament but his spot will now be taken Fabian Marozsan.

Alex de Minaur is Australia’s top seeded player but has a similarly tough draw.

He will play qualifier Kimmer Coppejans in the first round, but could face against Alexander Zverev in the third round and top seed Carlos Alcaraz in the round of 16.

De Minaur has been in great form on grass but after losing to Alcaraz in the Queens’ Club final, it’s hard to see an Aussie making the second week at Wimbledon.