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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: Kyrgios out of Australian Open; traveller fined $3,300 for cold cuts; and UK protest crackdown

Nick Kyrgios speaks during a press conference on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 16, 2023
Nick Kyrgios says he is ‘devastated’ to be dropping out of the Australian Open due to a knee injury. Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

A “devastated” Nick Kyrgios will not take part in the Australian Open, citing a knee injury.

Kyrgios confirmed the news with a “mixture of emotions” alongside his physiotherapist on Monday afternoon, the day before he was due to play his first-round match against Roman Safiullin.

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