Roland Garros will miss one other star.
Nick Kyrgios joins Rafael Nadal on the ledge at the 2023 French Open after injuring his foot in a automotive theft, athlete agent Daniel Horsfall, told many retailers Thursday.
Kyrgios’ mother, Norlaila, was held at gunpoint in Canberra, Australia on May 1 when a tennis player’s Tesla was stolen.
“With all the things occurring, Nick hurt his left foot,” Horsfall told Reuters. “We do not understand how. Principally, it just set him back about two and a half weeks when it comes to his loading schedule to get back on the court at what we thought was going to be a Grand Slam.
In line with Horsfall, Kyrgios couldn’t slide or step onto the court for practice without reopening the wound, which was positioned under the left side of his foot near the little toe.
![Nick Kyrgios, who was here in October 2022, has withdrawn from the 2023 French Open.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/nick-kyrgios-3.jpg?w=1024)
![Nick Kyrgios' parents, Norlail's mum (right) and Giorgos' dad (left) in 2015.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/GettyImages-481282456.jpg?w=1024)
Kyrgios, 28, also had knee problems, withdrawing from the Australian Open in January after undergoing surgery when scans showed a cyst growing on his meniscus.
He last played in a tournament in October, but is anticipated to return for the grass court season, including a mid-June tournament in Stuttgart, Germany.
The laceration reportedly almost healed, though not in time for Roland Garros.
![Nick Kyrgios announced in January 2023 that he would not play at the Australian Open.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/nick-kyrgios-2.jpg?w=1024)
“His knee, so far as we’re concerned, is definitely in unbelievable shape, the operation went well” Horsfall told CNN. “His condition is at a unbelievable level, just once we got to the last point of this rehab, charging on the court, this bizarre accident happened.”
Kyrgios made all of it the approach to the third round of the French Open, historically his worst major championship.
![Nick Kyrgios reached the Wimbledon final in July 2022.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/nick-kyrgios-1.jpg?w=1024)
He reached his first grand final at Wimbledon last 12 months, losing to Novak Djokovic in 4 sets.
The primary round of the French Open begins on May 28.