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Nick Kyrgios: can the young tennis star bounce back for Wimbledon?

By Harry Floyd

Jun 1, 2017; Paris, France; Nick Kyrgios (AUS) at a change of ends during his match against Kevin Anderson (RSA) (not pictured) match on day five of the 2017 French Open tennis tournament at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 1, 2017; Paris, France; Nick Kyrgios (AUS) at a change of ends during his match against Kevin Anderson (RSA) (not pictured) match on day five of the 2017 French Open tennis tournament at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nick Kyrgios splashes out of yet another tournament in 2017. After retiring from the Queen’s Club Championships, he aims to comeback for Wimbledon.

Nick Kyrgios retires from play at the Queen’s Club Championships.

The young Australian tennis star exits after dropping the first set to American Donald Young. Despite his apparent injury, Kyrgios aims to bounce back for Wimbledon.

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The reason for his retiring against Young was a hip injury. Kyrgios is insistent that he will play come time for Wimbledon.

His 2017 ATP World Tour has been a mixed bag of inconsistent play and injury so far. It remains to be seen if Nick Kyrgios is healthy enough to make a run in 2017.

Top seed Andy Murray is in action at the Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday.

The world No. 1 is the two-time defending champion at the tournament. He also has two titles at Wimbledon and will be looking to gain momentum going into the Grand Slam.

Other players to watch leading up to action at Wimbledon include Novak Djokovic and the surging Rafael Nadal among others. If Kyrgios hopes to have any type of impact at the upcoming Grand Slam, he will need to prove that he can withstand the normal mishaps of any given match.

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A fall in the first set appeared to aggravate an already existing injury for Kyrgios. The young Australian is the current world No. 20 in men’s singles. He was the ninth seed at the Queen’s Club Championships.

Unable to recover from the apparent hip issue, he dropped the first set 7-6 (7-3) to Young. Kyrgios would go retire from the match after the end of the first set. Stay tuned to see how Nick Kyrgios and other top players in men’s singles fare at Wimbledon.

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