Nick Kyrgios has played just one match in 2023 and the 2022 Wimbledon finalist announced on Saturday that he will not return to the court even at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of 2024. (January 14-28).

Nick KyrgiosPhoto: SAEED KHAN / AFP / Profimedia

Nick Kyrgios will not play at the 2024 Australian Open

Nick (former ATP No. 13) underwent knee surgery earlier in the year and has since missed numerous events with wrist problems

In a post on the OnlyFans website (he joined last week as a content creator), Kyrgios says he had to make the “heartbreaking decision”.

The Australian (who is no longer in the ATP rankings) said in November that “the stars have to align” for him to be ready for AO 2024, and on Saturday he said he had failed that time race.

“This is a very disappointing time for me. I had so many great memories there and I just want to get back to the top of my game and do it right and I just need a little more time. Even if I will not participate in the competition this year, I will be there, I will comment on the matches, I will be there” – Nick Kyrgios.

The capricious Nick Kyrgios (28 years old) has won 7 ATP tournaments in his career, collected $12,486,696 in prize money from tennis alone, and his best result at a major competition was the Wimbledon final in 2022 (he lost in four sets to Novak Djokovic).