Kyrgios to reporter: "Never ask me that ever again"

Nick Kyrgios has addressed the string of injuries caused by Wimbledon’s slippery courts while joking he’s not the best person to ask about “movement” on any surface.

Kyrgios is the latest player to suffer a fall, after slipping during his winning match against Ugo Humbert on Thursday morning, following the restart of the match from the night before because of the All England Club’s 11pm curfew.

Kyrgios was visibly in pain and cried out after the fall, but fears he wouldn’t be able to continue playing were dispelled when he got up and continued to play.

His tumble came after the retirement of Adrian Mannarino and Serena Williams in the opening week of the grand slam after both players suffered injuries from their falls.

Multiple players have spoken out about the much more slippery state of the courts this year in comparison to past tournaments.

When asked about “movement” and how important it was for him to feel secure in his footing, Kyrgios commented that growing up on grass in Australia has helped but that footwork isn’t his biggest strength.

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“I’m a very interesting person to ask about movement,” Kyrgios said in his post-match press conference.

“I definitely think being Australian growing up on the grass helps. I played a lot of grass courts when I was a junior … I developed my grass court game early,” he explained.

“My instincts on grass are quite good … for me it kind of comes naturally.”

He added: “To be honest, I have shocking footwork. Probably should never ask me that question again. That’s more like a Diego Schwartzman type thing I think, but I think for me it comes more naturally.

“I’m not the most flexible bloke so any time my legs spread a little bit apart I’m like, ‘Ahh’.

“Going down, it was pretty brutal. It hurt, my hip hurt. But I got back up and showed some resilience, coming with age.”

When asked whether the state of the courts had become a talking point in Wimbledon’s locker room, Kyrgios said it’s unfortunate but comes with playing on that type of surface.

“I don’t think the rain helps, especially outside courts when it gets slippery and a bit unpredictable,” he said.

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“It’s just sometimes what happens on the grass. I think the game’s evolved now where there’s so many rallies and players are so capable of making so many returns or that extra ball where the body’s actually not supposed to be in those positions and then people slip over and injuries happen.”

The busy schedule most players follow doesn’t help either, Kyrgios said, with back to back matches across the French Open and Wimbledon.

“I don’t know if there’s a solution but it just is what it is on the grass … the grass has got that unpredictable factor that there’s no guarantee any time you go out there that you could be injured.”

Wimbledon have come out defending the condition of its courts following the incidents.

“Each grass court is checked by the grand slam supervisors, Referee’s Office and Grounds team ahead of play commencing, and on both days of the fortnight they have been happy with the conditions and cleared the courts for play,” officials said.

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