Kyrgios: "They told me I wouldn't play tennis again, it's an experiment"

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Amid tears, Nick Kyrgios had to withdraw from this new opportunity to compete on the circuit due to an injury. The Australian, who is currently far from his best ATP Ranking, retired in the second set of his clash at Indian Wells 2025 with Botic Van de Zandschulp, already struggling with his right wrist. Minutes later, Nick went to a press conference to address all doubts, leaving his participation in Miami up in the air.

The wrist pain

"The truth is I didn't have much confidence in being able to play today. Two days ago, during training, I had to stop because I felt pain in my wrist. I thought I was fine to take to the court, but yes, it got progressively worse. I started to feel a sharp pain in my wrist. I think the level was good, I played very good tennis, and the first set was entertaining, I could have easily taken it. I don't know if I could have done anything different in my preparation. I don't know."

About the tears on the court

"I suppose it's more because of the amount of work I've put in to come back, and knowing that I... that I can't play, that there are flashes of really good tennis, that I can still play. This process has probably been one of the biggest challenges I've faced in my life. It's not really that bad, but for my tennis career, it's by far the biggest. The amount of work it involves when I get back home or when I'm not playing, it's not fun. I know I can't do anything more to get back to playing. I know it's going to be uncomfortable, but I don't want to feel the pain I felt. I don't care about losing a match. I've lost matches in my career many times.

This is one of my favorite tournaments. Even after the Australian Open, I wasn't sure what I was going to play next, but this one was a certainty. I love being here, I have very good memories. It's one of the best tournaments we have. After the Australian Open, all I did was rehab, train, and then try to prepare for this tournament. I was two days away from the tournament here and was having a great training session, and literally on the penultimate point of my training session, I hit a forehand, felt a sharp pain, and had to stop playing."

How is your wrist injury progressing?

"I went straight to the locker room and put ice on it. I'll try to do everything right to calm it down. No one in this sport has had a wrist reconstruction and tried to play after. There have been players who have had wrist surgery and haven't been anywhere near as bad as me. It would be nice to have someone who has been through the same. It's all an experiment at this point. I was told that I possibly wouldn't play tennis again. I feel like I'm there, I feel like I can compete.

I'm there, but if I'm not able to finish the matches, it doesn't matter at this point. I'm not very sure right now. Not even... I'm not sure how I'm going to pull up tomorrow. The wrist feels quite sore at this moment. We'll see how it goes."

How has the past year been?

"I've never been a player who plays all year, but when I do, they are usually the best tournaments in the world. The Grand Slams, the Masters, the 500. I enjoy playing. All I've done since I was seven years old is play tennis. I wanted to play. I knew I was going to be sore tonight after what happened two days ago, but I went on the court. That's what hurts me, that's what breaks my heart, because I thought I had it figured out.

I had an incredible season, literally knocking on the door of a Grand Slam (Wimbledon final), and then you're thrown back, and now starting from scratch, I literally have no ranking at the moment, I was out for a year and a half, and I'm trying to work my way back."

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