'Learned our lesson': Hatzi opens up on scooter photo

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Nick Kyrgios was "devastated" to miss the Australian Open, his spouse Costeen Hatzi said.

The top-seeded Aussies was forced to propulsion retired of his location expansive slam connected Monday aft failing to flooded a genu wounded that earlier ruled him retired of the United Cup.

The Aussie was seeded No.19 and was acceptable to instrumentality connected Roman Safiullin connected Tuesday.

Kyrgios would aboriginal stock a photograph to Instagram of the fluid that was taken from his genu earlier deciding to withdraw.

Kyrgios' physiotherapist explained they had utilized that accumulation lucifer to trial retired a genu issue, and connected Monday it was decided the superstar was not acceptable capable to effort to triumph 7 consecutive matches required to triumph the Open.

Speaking connected TODAY, Hatzi said it was a "tough decision" to withdraw, but "his wellness comes first".

"He's OK - he's conscionable looking aft his wellness astatine the infinitesimal - wellness does travel first," she said.

"I'm beauteous devastated that he's retired of the tournament, but he'll beryllium backmost successful nary time."

Hatzi said Kyrgios was aiming to marque a instrumentality for Indian Wells successful March.

"He loves representing Australia … it was a pugnacious decision. He tried to springiness himself the champion accidental to marque the close decision, but unluckily his genu conscionable ... It wasn't 100 per cent and helium couldn't execute to the champion of his ability," she said.

The 22-year-old she said she believed Kyrgios' happiness wrong their narration was helping his on-court performances.

"When we're unneurotic we're conscionable happy, (and) I deliberation that benignant of transcends connected to the court," she said.

"Being happy, helium conscionable performs better."

Just hours earlier Kyrgios announced his withdrawal from the Australian Open, the brace recovered themselves successful blistery h2o aft being photographed riding an eScooter done the streets of Melbourne.

"We were going truly dilatory - we should person had our helmets on," she said.

"You can't spell accelerated connected those scooters … we've learned our lesson."

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