Former player Mark Philippoussis painted a very bleak picture of Nick Kyrgios' situation surrounding his fitness and ability to play tennis.
Nick Kyrgios has absolutely had a terrible year when it comes to his tennis as he wasn't able to play any meaningful matches on the ATP Tour. It's a huge shame for Kyrgios who had his best professional year in 2022. Many expected him to follow that up with a great performance this year but it's been anything but because of injuries.
Unfortunately, disaster struck early with a knee injury that only saw him return very recently at the Stuttgart Open. He lost in a terrible fashion, complaining about knee pain which supposedly prevented him from playing at any of the events leading up to Wimbledon.
He eventually pulled out Wimbledon as well explaining that a wrist problem kept him away from the sport. He recently provided an update on social media showing his hand in a brace. It's just been a terrible continuation for the Australian whose future looks kind of bleak according to compatriot Mark Philippoussis who talked about him at Wimbledon.
He's not even close to being fit, and I knew straight away he was in trouble. If he comes back too early, which we have seen, and if he's not putting in the work physically on that knee to strengthen that joint, unfortunately I'm not sure how much we're going to see him.
Philippoussis has had a lot of injury problems in his own career dealing with knee issues as well and he knows how hard it can be to overcome them. He worked tirelessly to get it done, and he's not sure Kyrgios is willing to do the same.
He's got to fear for himself. I've become a knee expert after six knee surgeries and it's something you can't mess around with. You're talking about your movement."My worry for him years ago was 'is he putting in the work physically?' and if he was to get that first major injury, I'm not saying it could be career-ending but it could be very dangerous if you don't put in that rehab work.
I don't care how good your hands are, if you're not getting to the ball, and you're one-and-a-half, two steps slower, against any top-100, 200 player, it's going to be tough out there.
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