Tennis – ATP 500 – Japan Open Tennis Championships – Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan – October 7, 2022 Australia’s Nick Kyrgios waves to fans after withdrawing from his quarter-final match against Taylor Fritz of America for Injury REUTERS / Androniki Christodoulou
Australian Nick Kyrgios said it was “heartbreaking” to pull out of the Japan Open ahead of his quarter-final because of a knee problem he has struggled with since last month’s US Open.
Kyrgios was scheduled to face Taylor Fritz in Friday night’s game but was knocked out shortly before, sending his American opponent into the semi-finals to face Canadian Denis Shapovalov.
The 27-year-old has been in superb form in the second half of 2022 as he won the Citi Open in Washington and reached his first major final at Wimbledon and the quarterfinals of the US Open.
World No 20 Kyrgios told reporters: “I’ve been playing great tennis all year and am really facing a bit of a knee problem during the US Open.”
“Honestly, I went home and probably didn’t get enough time off. I went back to training immediately. When your body lets you down, it’s not a good feeling.
“I know in this case it’s probably more overload than health. I think it’s almost too exciting to be on the field and maybe practice a little too much. So it’s positive, but at the same time heartbreaking.”
Kyrgios plans to return to the ATP 500 event in Basel and the Masters 1000 in Paris.
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