Regular participant Nick Kyrgios will not play in the Laver Cup this year. The Australian tennis player and finalist of this year’s Wimbledon, who is ranked 63rd in the world, apologized for family reasons. With the selection of the world, he has not yet won a victory in the prestigious competition against the Europeans.
Kyrgios was a member of the world team at the premiere in 2017 in Prague, where Tomáš Berdych also appeared, and also in the following three years. This year, before the September event in London, he will prioritize time spent with his family.
“No Laver Cup this year. I’ll be at home and with my beautiful girlfriend,” wrote the tennis star on Instagram, whose trial is pending before the US Open at the end of August due to an alleged assault following an incident with his ex-partner.
The tennis players of Europe and the world will play for the trophy from September 23 to 25 in London’s O2 Arena. Captain John McEnroe has so far named a trio of Felix Auger-Aliassime, Taylor Fritz and Diego Schwartzman. The old continent will be represented by the stars Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, the founder of the project – still not playing after knee operations – Roger Federer and Andy Murray.
