upset Nick Kyrgios in the second round at the Australian Open in January.
WINSTON SALEM OPEN NICK KYRGIOS PROFESSIONAL
As a professional athlete playing on Tour for this long I want to look after my body, I want to do it right. Roberto Bautista Agut Beats Damir Dzumhur to Win 2017 Winston-Salem Open Final. The 26-year-old most recently competed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto where he lost a three-setter in the first round against eventual finalist Reilly Opelka. The Aussie plans to play the US Open, which begins next Monday. Kyrgios said he has felt pain in his left knee for about two weeks, was at IMG Academy in Florida to try to improve it. "I feel when I play it's a bit of a rarity these days and to have someone like Andy going through what he's gone through and to be back on Tour as well, I think this match was very hyped up. Kyrgios and Murray were set for their seventh meeting with the three-time major champion leading their head-to-head 5-1 with the Aussie winning their last meeting in 2018 at The Queens Club in London. I've got to be more cautious with it, keep rehabbing, keep training." He also said "I just didn't feel as if the risk was worth today. The withdrawal maintains a disappointing run for Kyrgios since he returned to the sport at Wimbledon in July. To play Andy Murray, one of my good friends and a tennis icon would have been amazing, but obviously, I have to look after my body." The ATP Winston-Salem Open has not announced the reason for Kyrgios’ last-second withdrawal, however, reports indicate he has been grappling with a left knee injury with the US Open beginning on Monday, August 30. "I was in Florida, in Bradenton rehabbing and training and came here obviously excited to play here.
Speaking to the media via Zoom, the two-time major quarterfinalist described the circumstances that led to his pullout. Murray routed Noah Rubin, who took the Aussie's place, 6-2, 6-0. Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Winston-Salem Open on due to a left knee injury before he was scheduled to face Andy Murray in a blockbuster first-round match. The ATP Winston-Salem Open has not announced the reason for Kyrgios’ last-second withdrawal, however, reports indicate he has been struggling with a left knee injury with the US Open beginning on Monday, August 30.
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