Nick Kyrgios is set to disappear from the ATP Rankings for the first time in his career after he will his Japan Open points, the last ones he had.
Next week is the time of the ATP event in Tokyo, and because of it, the points from last year's edition are going to vanish. That's bad news for Nick Kyrgios, who is set to disappear from the ATP Rankings for the first time in his career.
That's a fascinating development, considering how irregular his tennis career was during a couple of years. Even with all of that and his personal problems, Kyrgios always managed to keep at least some points and remain on the ATP Rankings.
Right now, he is number 470 with 90 points, which he will lose after the 2023 Japan Open. After that, he'll be effectively unranked. It's a consequence of him playing only one match this year due to the knee injury. Kyrgios injured himself early in the year leading up to the Australian Open and struggled to recover in time.
He did return in Stuttgart ahead of Wimbledon but didn't really amaze anybody, losing immediately in the first round. That didn't get him any points, which is why he'll see a zero next to his name very soon.
While he didn't look great, Kyrgios maintained that his knee was fine and that a wrist injury was the reason for him missing Wimbledon. He posted himself with a brace on social media and started the recovery process.
Since then, it's mostly been a lot of activity on social media with very few indications of when a return might happen. We already kind of knew that he wasn't going to play this year after the US Open passed, so none of this is really surprising. He's likely to return somewhere in Australia or even at the Australian Open.
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