Australian Nick Kyrgios, back in action after an eighteen-month injury layoff, said he felt good playing at the Brisbane International despite losing to Frenchman John Mpetshi Perricard 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/3) on Tuesday.
‘For me, honestly, it was a great match, considering I hadn’t played in 18 months,’ Kyrgios said.
‘And to put myself in a winning position was exciting,’ he added. ‘I felt relatively good physically, my legs, my body felt really good,’ the Australian added.
The 29-year-old had to undergo reconstructive surgery on his wrist and said he would take it one day at a time when he returned to the court.
‘No tennis player has ever had this surgery and then come back and try to play again,’ Kyrgios added.
‘It’s all very experimental, I don’t have a protocol on how it will go or how it will come back,’ he clarified.
‘So me and my physio, we take it as it is. If we can get through a game, we get through it,’ he revealed. ‘How it will come up again tomorrow, I have no idea. Right now it’s throbbing,’ he said.
Kyrgios continues to hope to appear at the Australian Open, however, he reiterated that his participation would be affected by the condition of his wrist.
‘I think I was really excited for the Oz Open, but after today, if I’m able to play, I’ll be able to play,’ he said.
‘I think I almost need a miracle, and I need, like, the stars to align for my wrist to definitely hold up in a Grand Slam,’ Kyrgios revealed.
‘Today, if this was a Grand Slam, we could still be on the court, and I don’t know how I could get back up the next day or the day after that,’ he said. ‘Yeah, that’s kind of the reality setting in,’ he concluded.
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