Nick Kyrgios at centre of heartbreaking news after remarkable year

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the upcoming Swiss Indoors and Paris Masters tournaments, all-but ending his season in singles.

The Australian star was last in action at the Japan Open at the start of the month, but withdrew before his quarter-final clash with Taylor Fritz due to a knee injury.

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The 27-year-old had to fly home to Australia to rest his vulnerable left knee, which has often caused him problems throughout his career.

"Obviously very disappointing, it's one of my favourite tournaments, I've had great memories here," Kyrgios said after his withdrawal.

"But pulling out is the smart option for my body. I've got a couple of events left in the year and I want to do well in them, so I have to be smart."

However things took a turn for the worse on Friday when it was revealed that Kyrgios has also withdrawn from the Swiss Indoors in Basel and Paris Masters.

The 27-year-old was expected to make his comeback at the ATP 500 event in Basel next week and was due to play in both the singles and doubles alongside Pedro Martinez of Spain.

The World No.21’s debut at the Paris Masters will also have to wait as he won’t feature at the ATP1000 event in Bercy either.

“I’ve been playing amazing tennis all year and actually was dealing with a bit of a knee issue around the US Open time," he said.

"I got back home and probably didn’t take enough time off, to be honest. I went straight back into training."

The withdrawals mean Kyrgios' singles campaign is likely over for 2022, however he could still feature in the doubles at the year-end ATP Finals.

Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are still a chance of qualifying for the ATP Finals after their maiden grand slam doubles title at the Australian Open in January.

Nick Kyrgios' sad end to remarkable year

The Canberra native has played consistently well in a campaign during which he's begun to fulfil expectations and hasn't apparently been distracted by off-court controversies.

After starting the year outside the top 100 in the world he has surged up the rankings with a consistency and maturity fans have rarely seen.

His remarkable year was capped by his run to the Wimbledon final and a tournament triumph in Washington.

"I'm expecting some big things from myself for the rest of the year. I don't want to coast and wait until the Australian Open," he explained in Tokyo. "I want to stay on the road."

"I know in this case, (pulling out) is probably overloading rather than not being fit enough. I think it's almost being too excited to get on the court and maybe training a little bit too much.

"It's positive but heartbreaking at the same time."

Speaking about his troublesome knee, Kyrgios said: "It's been something I've had to deal with my whole career and sometimes it wakes up pretty average.

"And when I was warming up with Thanasi, it just didn't feel ideal."

British youngster Jack Draper will replace Kyrgios in Basel, while Sebastian Korda will take his place at the Paris Masters.

with AAP

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