It will be a calendar year without Nick Kyrgios at a Grand Slam event.
The tennis star withdrew from the U.S. Open on Thursday, per the Associated Press, meaning he will have missed all four Grand Slam tournaments this season after reaching the Wimbledon final in 2022.
US Open Tennis @usopenNick Kyrgios, a 2022 quarterfinalist, is out of this year's US Open.<br><br>Hope to you see back on the court soon, Nick! <a href="">
Kyrgios, 28, has barely played this season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his injured left knee and also dealing with a wrist injury. His only tournament this year came in June's Boss Open in Stuggart, Germany. He lost his only match 5-7, 3-6 against Yibing Wu.
He told reporters this week, albeit in what appeared to be a slightly tongue-in-cheek manner, that he wasn't particularly clamoring to return to the court.
"No, I don't miss the sport at all, to be fair. I was almost dreading coming back a little bit," he said. "But it's my job."
He previously tweeted that he didn't believe he was treated fairly when he missed tournaments due to injury:
Nicholas Kyrgios @NickKyrgiosHope he gets well soon. Wish I got similar understanding when missing tournaments with injury. <a href="">
He had a solid 2022 campaign, advancing the furthest in his career at Wimbledon (final) and the U.S. Open (quarterfinals). He went 37-10 in singles overall, won the Mubadala Citi DC Open and took home three doubles titles.
It was his first singles title since he won the Citi Open and Mexican Open in 2019.
Kyrgios' ranking has dropped to No. 92 and will not only drop out of the top 100, but could potentially drop out of the top 150 men's players. However, he will have a protected ranking that will allow him to enter tournaments as a wildcard upon his return, given his protracted time away due to injury.
