Lleyton Hewitt thinks it was evident throughout Nick Kyrgios’ Australian Open first-round loss that he wasn’t “mentally or physically 100 percent sure” about his physique.
On Monday, the 29-year-old made his Grand Slam return after not enjoying a Main in two and a half years.
And for the 2022 Wimbledon finalist – who had knee and wrist surgical procedures in 2023 – it did not go nicely after world No. 92 Jakob Fearnley noticed him off in straight units 7-6 (3) 6-3 7-6 (2).
Throughout the match, Kyrgios was complaining about an stomach challenge and later even mentioned that he most likely performed his final singles match on the Australian Open.
Nevertheless, he additionally confirmed that he wouldn’t withdraw from the boys’s doubles occasion with Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Hewitt: Kyrgios wasn’t certain how the wrist would maintain up
“Mentally and physically I think deep down he is not 100 percent sure,” the previous world No. 1 mentioned.
“He wasn’t sure how the wrist would hold up, especially in matches. You can play a lot of points out of the hand from the baseline and hit a lot of balls on the practice court.
“It is completely different when you are out there on the match court, and also this is just the first match.
“How he pulls up, if he is able to get through a five-set match, we all know how hard that is.”
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On January thirty first and February 1st, Australia will tackle Sweden within the Davis Cup.
Earlier this month, it was introduced that Kyrgios agreed to play and that he can be returning to the competitors for the primary time since 2019.
However contemplating how his Australian Open singles return went, it will not be stunning if Australian Davis Cup crew captain Hewitt would not have the 29-year-old at his disposal later this month.
