Nick Kyrgios hobbles on crutches as tennis star begins ‘rebuilding’ after knee surgery saw him miss the Australian Open
Nick Kyrgios has provided fans an update on his road to recovery, taking to Instagram to show how he is ‘rebuilding’ following his knee surgery.
Kyrgios, 27, was filmed hobbling on crutches while sporting a knee brace on Wednesday and posted the footage on Instagram alongside the caption: ‘Rebuilding’.
The Canberra-born star was forced to miss the Australian Open owing to the injury, and had to watch from afar as Novak Djokovic won the grand slam for a tenth time.
Nick Kyrgios shared a video of himself hobbling on crutches as he continues his recovery
Kyrgios has earmarked the March Indian Wells Masters tournament for his return, although he would need to make a dramatic improvement to play in California – with the event starting on March 6.
He revealed that his recovery time will be spent ‘grinding’ on the video game Pokémon Unite.
Answering a Q&A on Instagram on Tuesday, the athlete told fans about his recovery plans when he posted a picture of his Nintendo Switch resting on his good leg.
Another person could be seen sitting with him, playing the same game on their own console.
The 27-year-old missed the Australian Open and underwent knee surgery last month
When a follower asked, ‘Gonna go back to grinding Pokémon Unite while recovering?’ he responded: ‘Yup I’m already in Master for this season.’
The Aussie world No.21 stunned the tennis world last month when he revealed a torn meniscus and cyst in his knee were so serious he couldn’t take to the court at his home grand slam for fear of injuring himself permanently.
The controversial tennis ace will remain in Canberra with his family as he recovers over the next few weeks before making a planned comeback to the ATP tour in early March, says his manager Daniel Horsfall.
‘The surgery was a great success. We couldn’t have been more pleased with the outcome of it. Now we will be pushing ahead for a speedy recovery and are aiming to see everyone at Indian Wells,’ Horsfall told The Age.
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