Nick Kyrgios' inactivity due to injury is coming at a cost as the Australian star is set for further rankings fall that will see him ranked outside the world's Top 400 after the US Open.
Withdrawals from Washington and Montreal have seen Kyrgios exit the Top 100 for the first time since 2022. And now that he has confirmed his absence for the entire US summer swing, his ATP Ranking will stoop as low as 470th following the conclusion of the final Grand Slam of 2023.
Despite initial reports that he was saving his best tennis and fitness for New York, he's confirmed he won't play a part. Kyrgios' career-best season in 2022 has been overshadowed by a forgettable, injury-riddled 2023 campaign and there is the likelihood he may not appear at any tournament for the remainder of the season.
In the time Kyrgios has been off the court, he's been embroiled with pundits and tennis fans in a raging war on Twitter regarding his ranking, choice of tattoo, social media fame, and equal pay among men and women. Kyrgios has always fired back, and in response to his projected rankings fall, he was so sure to remind the tennis fraternity of his actual protected ranking.
"Yes that’s what happens when you have injuries. I also have a protected ranking of 21 and will get wildcards wherever I want. GREAT UPDATE!"
Kyrgios officially withdrew from the upcoming US Open on Thursday admitting he was heartbroken. That means he won't feature at all four Grand Slams this season. The 28-year-old has played one match all season as injuries have completely wreaked havoc in his plans to return to full-time competition.
His knee from earlier during the season which forced him out of the Australian Open, is healed. But an unfortunate wrist injury he picked up in the lead-up to Wimbledon has extended his spell on the sidelines. And apart from the US Open, Kyrgios' injury grid now contains the Laver Cup, scheduled two weeks after the US Open.
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