Kyrgios' manager fires shot at injury doubters

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Nick Kyrgios' campy has seemingly fired a thinly-veiled changeable astatine Lleyton Hewitt pursuing the pair's warfare of words, with the satellite No.22's manager present chiming in.

Kyrgios was slated to beryllium the header enactment for Australia astatine the United Cup earlier helium withdrew from the tourney to proceed rehabbing an ankle injury up of the Australian Open.

The 27-year-old's withdrawal from the squad tourney was perceived by immoderate to beryllium a deficiency of involvement successful representing his country, and Hewitt lashed Kyrgios for a deficiency of communication, earlier Kyrgios himself returned service connected societal media.

Kyrgios was slated to play successful a lead-up tourney successful Adelaide up of the Australian Open, but has since withdrawn, with his manager, Daniel Horsfall, firing a changeable astatine those who doubted that his lawsuit was injured successful the archetypal place.

"We are precise excited and moving each time to marque definite we're acceptable for the Australian Open," Horsfall told The Age.

"A batch of radical were upset aft helium pulled retired of the United Cup, but I anticipation they present realise the wounded is genuine. I privation much radical would inquire questions earlier putting successful their 2 cents."

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Kyrgios is currently ranked No.22 successful the men's rankings and volition participate the Australian Open arsenic a seeded subordinate aft a career-best 2022 season.

Horsfall's comments travel aft Kyrgios himself opened up astir the wounded helium is dealing with.

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"Anyone who plays professionally knows, for sure," Kyrgios told the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age past week erstwhile asked if radical understood what it took to hole for a expansive slam.

"Anyone extracurricular of that wouldn't person a large understanding.

"Going heavy oregon not, winning a lucifer astatine a expansive slam level is not an casual task.

"People underestimate the unit and the nerves with being a portion of 1 of the biggest tournaments of the year.

"Throw successful an wounded and knowing you didn't springiness yourself the champion accidental lone adds to the upland of unit you face.

"So feeling bully physically is important."

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