Tournament organisers and Australian teammates have been left shocked by Nick Kyrgios’ determination to tug out of the United Cup simply 24 hours earlier than his opening match.
It means the inaugural match’s showpiece occasion between the controversial Australian and Spanish legend Rafael Nadal is off.
Kyrgios has cited nagging accidents for his shock withdrawal as he battles to get himself match for subsequent month’s Australian Open. He was on account of headline the Sydney leg of the occasion.
His spherical robin matches with Nadal and Great Britian’s Cameron Norrie would have been his first appearances on residence soil since enjoying this 12 months’s Wimbledon remaining.
As a consequence, Alex de Minaur will transfer into the No.1 males’s place for Team Australia, with Jason Kubler promoted to the No.2 spot.
The transfer was confirmed moments earlier than Australian gamers fronted a pre-tournament press convention. Kyrgios’ teammates instructed media they’d solely realized 10 minutes earlier than the press convention that he wouldn’t be becoming a member of them for the occasion.
More to come back.
