Kyrgios Withdraws Before Halle Open Doubles Debut

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from both singles and doubles at the Halle Open just hours before he was due to play his first doubles match. The move wipes him from the draw after Halle was supposed to be his next stop following Stuttgart.

Nick Kyrgios and Halle Open

Kyrgios had arrived at the Halle Open after last week’s Stuttgart Open, where he took a set in his first match before losing the next two sets. He also reached the Wimbledon final in 2022, and grass is likely his best surface, which made the late exit more significant for a week that was supposed to help him build momentum.

The withdrawal came with no mention of injury until hours before he was set to play. That timing matters for the draw because it leaves no room for a normal match buildup and forces the event to adjust immediately around a player who was still expected to compete that day.

Lorenzo Sonego Steps In

Lorenzo Sonego replaced Kyrgios as the lucky loser. That switch changes the pairing map at once, since Kyrgios was out of both singles and doubles rather than one event only.

For Kyrgios, the abrupt exit cuts off the chance to turn a set won in Stuttgart into a fuller run on grass before Wimbledon decisions come back into view. Emma Raducanu’s withdrawal from the Nottingham Open because of injury was mentioned in the same context, but Halle’s immediate change is simpler: Sonego is in, Kyrgios is out, and the field moved hours before the first doubles match.