Nick Kyrgios drops recent trace he is match for Wimbledon sooner or later earlier than draw

Nick Kyrgios has dropped a touch that he’s prepared and raring to go for Wimbledon, regardless of fears that he might miss the event altogether. The Aussie, who misplaced final yr’s remaining in opposition to Novak Djokovic, has solely performed one singles match prior to now eight months going into his subsequent Grand Slam bid at SW19.

Kyrgios underwent surgical procedure on his knee earlier this yr, making his comeback in opposition to Wu Yibing on the Stuttgart Open on June 13. The 28-year-old moved gingerly all through the match and fell to a disappointing straight-sets defeat, sparking fears as as to if he would make Wimbledon in any respect.

Those issues solely escalated when Kyrgios pulled out of his key warm-up event, the Halle Open, final week. The Aussie will due to this fact arrive in west London having performed just one singles match for the reason that Japan Open final October.

However, he prompt that issues are ramping up forward of the principle draw on Friday by tweeting out a request for a apply session.

“Anyone want to hit tomorrow at Wimbledon?” he queried on social media in a publish which has since been deleted. “Players, obviously, court at 1.30.” Supporters will hope that Kyrgios manages to discover a rhythm forward of his first aggressive outing for the reason that dismal defeat to Wu.

The sub-par preparation makes it unlikely that Kyrgios will repeat final yr’s heroics, the place he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas and benefitted from a walkover in opposition to Rafael Nadal en path to the ultimate with Djokovic.

“I think it’s the fact that you’ve done all the work over your life to actually post the result of that tournament, that’s going to be remembered for the rest of your life. It’s a pretty special feeling. I think every tennis player, at the end of the day, works so hard to have one of those results at a Grand Slam.

“I used to be one quick however I’m not unhappy about saying I misplaced to the best participant of all time and gave him an actual match. It’s going to be good strolling on the market for the primary time [this year] and there is going to be loads of media consideration round it as effectively. So let’s see the way it goes.”