Kyrgios retires from Wimbledon

Ni c k Ky r g i o s i s o u t o f Wimbledon after retiring from his first round match against Pierre-Hugues Herbert with a hip injury. The 22-year-old Australian was visibly struggling throughout and pulled out shortly after losing the second set, with the Frenchman ahead 6-3 6-4. Th e 20th seed withdrew from the first round of the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club last month after slipping. “I did everything I could to help it. I did not have enough time,” he said. It is the fi rst time Kyrgios has lost in round one at Wimbledon. Kyrgios said at the weekend he was only “about 65%” fi t after aggravating the long-standing injury at Queen’s, but insisted it was not a career-threatening problem. “Surgery? I don’t know at the moment. I’m not a doctor,” he said. “I spoke to the doctor before the tournament and he leaned towards not playing. But it is my favourite tournament and it was not easy to pull out. “I thought I could win. Th ere are some opponents I probably still could have won against, but not Pierre. I’m not taking anything away from him.”