Nick Kyrgios Exits Australian Open. His Girlfriend Costeen Hatzi is ‘DEVASTATED’
The news of the Australian’s surprising withdrawal from the 2023 Australian Open left Nick Kyrgios’ fiancée, Costeen Hatzi, feeling “devastated,” but she insisted that it was wise to take care of his body. Hatzi, who has been linked to the Australian tennis player since 2021, wrote on her Instagram Story that while “devastated,” Kyrgios “has to do what is good for his body.”
One day before his scheduled match against Roman Safiullin of Russia, Kyrgios, who had just reached the Wimbledon final and the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open, provided more details on his decision to withdraw from the competition.
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Kyrgios, who has been struggling with a cyst on a slight meniscus tear in his left knee, said, “I’m devastated obviously.”
He then continued,
“Honestly, I’m just exhausted from everything, and obviously pretty brutal. One of the most important tournaments of my career. It hasn’t been easy at all.”
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Hatzi has been Kyrgios’s supporter for the past year as she has traveled with him to events all around the world. She even supported Kyrgios when he lost to Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the second round of the 2022 Australian Open.
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Nick Kyrgios, who regarded himself as one of the favorites to win the tournament, expressed profound dejection about his decision to forgo the Australian Open.
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Kyrgios announced his withdrawal from the competition and gave an emotional press conference on Monday.
“I’m devastated, obviously. It’s like my home tournament. I’ve had some great memories here. Obviously last year, winning the title in doubles and playing the best tennis of my life probably, then going into this event as one of the favourites, it’s brutal,” the 27-year-old conveyed.
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He accepts that such accidents are common in sports and says that in order to overcome the setback, he will “draw inspiration” from his countryman and doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis.
“This coming around is just bad timing. But that’s life. Injury is a part of the sport. I guess I can draw some inspiration from someone like Thanasi [Kokkinakis] who has had a bunch of injuries and has bounced back,” he continued.
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Hatzi surely is his biggest supported as she once said on Instagram in January 2022-
“So proud of you,” “Played an amazing match – still a winner in my eyes.”
