Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the inaugural United Cup groups occasion only a day earlier than his scheduled opening match, citing the necessity to overcome harm forward of the Australian Open.
World No.22 Kyrgios was anticipated to spearhead the Australian staff, dealing with Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in Sydney on Thursday night time, however withdrew from the mixed-gender match forward of Wednesday’s scheduled press convention.
He was coping with a niggling harm after coaching on Tuesday afternoon.
Kyrgios’ teammates instructed media they’d solely discovered 10 minutes earlier than the press convention that he wouldn’t be becoming a member of them for the occasion.
As a end result, 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 United Cup, together with the second Adelaide International occasion in January, was attributable to type a part of Kyrgios’ preparation for a tilt at his dwelling slam.
Kyrgios was additionally attributable to signify Australia for the primary time because the now-defunct ATP Cup in 2020, having sat out the Davis Cup for the previous three years, in addition to the Tokyo Olympics.
