{"id":295396,"date":"2023-11-16T14:39:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295396"},"modified":"2023-11-16T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:39:31","slug":"the-stars-have-to-align-kyrgios-casts-doubt-on-tennis-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/tennis\/the-stars-have-to-align-kyrgios-casts-doubt-on-tennis-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The stars have to align\u2019: Kyrgios casts doubt on tennis comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nick Kyrgios concedes \u201cthe stars have to align a little bit\u201d for the him to make a successful comeback after more than a year out of professional tennis.<\/p>\n

While the 2022 Wimbledon finalist maintains he\u2019s hungry for a return, Kyrgios is now unranked after being sidelined since September last year with knee and wrist issues.<\/p>\n

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Nick Kyrgios at an NBL basketball game in Melbourne at the weekend talking to John Wall.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n

The one-time world No.13 required knee surgery in January and then aborted comeback plans at Wimbledon after tearing a ligament in his right wrist.<\/p>\n

He said last week it would be almost a month before he could remove a splint from his serving forearm and Thursday\u2019s candid revelation of needing some luck will come as a major blow to his fans.<\/p>\n

Commentating on the ATP Finals in Italy, Kyrgios was remaining optimistic that he could emulate Alexander Zverev, the former world No.2 who is back in the top 10 after shattering an ankle at last year\u2019s French Open.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe stars have to align a little bit,\u201d Kyrgios told the Tennis Channel.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd with Zverev, he\u2019s an incredibly hard worker. That\u2019s his reputation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe ticks all the boxes and, if someone like that can come back from an injury like that, I think that\u2019s what I have to draw inspiration from for sure.<\/p>\n

As well as reaching his maiden grand slam final at the All England Club, Kyrgios also advanced to the US Open quarter-finals for the first time last year.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old said his stellar 2022 season was the driving force behind his desire to make a successful return.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter last year, I had such a great year, and I\u2019m so hungry to get back out there,\u201d Kyrgios said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I\u2019m doing everything I can to get back out there. Obviously, you know how injuries are every day, just doing the rehab, doing the gym work.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut to be here and being able to watch the match we\u2019re about to watch (between Zverev and Daniil Medvedev) makes me more hungry to get out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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