Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the 2023 Australian Open just before he was set to take on Russia’s Roman Safiullin.
7 News confirms that he has experienced pain in his knee, and an MRI showed there’s a small tear in his lateral meniscus as well as a cyst.
Kyrgios even brought with him his physiotherapist Will Maher who confirmed he has indeed a parameniscal cyst growing on his lateral meniscus – which is the result of a small tear.
“It’s not a significant injury in the sense that it’s going to be career-threatening or anything like that,” Maher revealed.
“Even at that stage (last week), it was worth persevering to see if we could get him back on the court. To Nick’s credit, he did try everything.
“Even last week, he was having (the knee drained) where they use a syringe to try to drain the cyst. Nick has some pretty gruesome photos. I’m sure he’ll share them later.”
“I’m extremely disappointed … I’m just exhausted from everything,” Kyrgios revealed in relation to his withdrawal.
Kyrgios will undergo an operation on Monday in Canberra to remove the cyst, hopefully planning to return at the Indian Wells Masters in March.
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