Nick Kyrgios says he is ‘genuinely sorry’ to miss Wimbledon 2025 after he was brutally ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury setback.
The Australian tennis star, known for his fiery behaviour on and off the court, usually attracts huge crowds when he plays at the Championships.
Kyrgios enjoyed an impressive run to the Wimbledon men’s singles final three years ago, where he lost to 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic.
The 30-year-old did not play at Wimbledon or 2023 or 2024 due to injury problems and has since worked as a pundit for the BBC covering SW19.
But Kyrgios remains an active player – despite only managing a total of six competitive matches since the end of 2022 over injury issues.
He had been hoping to make a return for this year’s grass-court swing but Kyrgios now admits that it won’t be possible, ruling him out of Wimbledon.
‘I’ve hit a small setback in my recovery and unfortunately I won’t make it back for grass season this year,’ Kyrgios posted on Instagram.
Nick Kyrgios vows to come back ‘stronger than ever’
‘I know how much you’ve been looking forward to seeing me out there and I’m genuinely sorry to disappoint.
‘This is just a bump in the road though and I’m already working hard to get back stronger than ever.’
After his fine form in 2022, Kyrgios played just two competitive matches across 2023 and 2024, and this year he’s featured at just four tournaments.
Is Nick Kyrgios heading for retirement?
Analysis from Metro‘s dedicated tennis reporter Liam Grace….
Kyrgios absolutely loves the sport of tennis – and if his body will allow him – he’ll play for as long as possible. But alarm bells are ringing given just how little he’s been able to feature on the ATP Tour since 2022.
It’s not just the recent knee injury – it’s also his troublesome wrist – which saw him require surgery in September 2023. The surgery was said to be a ‘full wrist reconstruction’ to address a torn ligament that caused significant pain and instability. Not ideal for a tennis player.
Speaking after his first-round defeat at the Australian Open this year, Kyrgios hinted it may be his final appearance in Melbourne. Being unable to play the French Open and Wimbledon will hurt him – but he’s vowed to attempt another comeback.
So there’s no retirement – for now – but it remains to be seen just how much more his body can take before he decides to hang up his racket.
Kyrgios started his 2025 season on home soil at the Australian Open in January, where he lost in the first round to British star Jacob Fearnley.
He then played at Indian Wells in March, where he was forced to withdraw during a match against Botic Van de Zandschulp due to wrist pain.
Kyrgios recovered in time to play the Miami Open – also in March – but he hasn’t been able to play at a tournament since then due to injury problems.
The Aussie was hoping to make a return at the ongoing French Open to play doubles but a knee issue meant that he was unable to compete.
‘He doesn’t know how much more of these injuries he can take’
Kyrgios was set to play doubles at Roland-Garros 2025 with fellow Australian Jordan Thompson before the knee injury setback.
‘Nick was really pumped to play here,’ Thompson said. ‘He kept messaging me every week, ‘You good to go for dubs (doubles) at Roland-Garros?’
‘Nick told me that he’s done something to his knee, so unfortunately, he just couldn’t be here. He was pretty down.
‘He told me he doesn’t know how much more of these injuries he can take, and you’ve just got to feel for him.’