Nick Kyrgios 'thrilled to be back' after first singles triumph in 15 months

[p]The 31-year-old Australian looked in impressive ‌form as he showed off the best of his grass-court game to ‌down Frenchman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moutet-corentin/bX0EWcV9/"]Corentin Moutet[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/kyrgios-n-fudxgwDF/moutet-c-bX0EWcV9/?mid=bBB7HBfn"]6-3, 6-4[/a] in the ‌opening round of the Wimbledon warm-up event.[/p][p][b]"I had a wrist reconstruction, ‌I've had four knee surgeries, so I'm really battling, ‌but at the same time I've put in a lot of work, I'm really feeling good about myself,"[/b] he said on court ‌after the match.[/p][p]"Honestly, there were so many ⁠times I was thinking: 'Why ‌am I playing? What more do I need to do?' And ​I look at you guys and this is why I’m playing, so I'll hang around a little ​longer.[/p][p][b]"I'm pleased with the way I played today, I'm pleased with the way I'm feeling in my body, I've ⁠been putting in a ​lot of work so I'm just really happy to be back."[/b][/p][embed guid="84d6d9cd-6f2b-4e6c-ac9f-a10ba0eb4121" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2064416749739475056" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kyrgios-nick/fudxgwDF/"]Kyrgios[/a] reached the Wimbledon final in 2022 but has since struggled to hit anywhere near the same heights as the ‌litany of injuries severely limited his time on court.[/p][p][b]He played one singles match in 2023, missed the entire 2024 season, managed five tour-level contests in 2025, and had played just once this year before Tuesday's clash at the Tennis Club Weissenhof.[/b][/p][p]Now unranked, Kyrgios will play Japanese qualifier Sho Shimabukuro in the second round on Thursday, when a good showing would put him in the frame for a ‌Wimbledon wild card when they are announced next week.[/p][p]Having had ​such a cruel run of luck with injuries over ‌the last few years, however, Kyrgios was not about to make any predictions about the future.[/p][p][b]"I'm so thrilled to be back, and playing some high-level tennis as well,"[/b] he added.[/p][p][b]"Confident? I don't know if that is ⁠a word I'm feeling ⁠quite yet. Obviously, I ‌will see how I feel tomorrow."[/b][/p]