Kyrgios pulls out of Halle due to knee injury

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios throughout the Stuttgart open.
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Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Halle match on account of an ongoing drawback together with his knee, the ATP Tour mentioned on Monday, because the Australian’s hopes of taking part within the Grass court docket Grand Slam took a blow.

The 28-year-old underwent surgical procedure on a left knee damage earlier within the yr and was overwhelmed in his comeback match after a five-month layoff when he fell towards China’s Wu Yibing within the Stuttgart Open first spherical final week.

He had hassle together with his motion throughout that match and the issue has now pressured Kyrgios to drag out of the ATP 500 occasion in Halle, the place he reached the semi-finals in 2022.

“Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from @ATPHalle due to a knee injury and is replaced by Aslan Karatsev,” the ATP Tour mentioned in a tweet.

Kyrgios, who misplaced to Novak Djokovic within the Wimbledon ultimate final yr, had beforehand performed a singles match in October in Tokyo and pulled out of the Australian Open in January within the leadup to the match.

He missed the French Open on account of a foot damage he sustained throughout the theft of his automotive final month.

Wimbledon will start on July 3.