キリオス、強盗被害時に足負傷　代理人が全仏欠場の理由訂正

【シドニーＡＦＰ＝時事】全仏オープンテニスを欠場することが決まった男子のニック・キリオス（オーストラリア）の代理人は１８日、欠場するのは膝の手術を受けたためではなく、強盗被害に遭った際に足に切り傷を負ったためだと話した。（写真は男子テニスのニック・キリオス）
　フランステニス連盟（ＦＦＴ）は今週、キリオスが１月に左膝半月板損傷の修復手術を受けたため、次週開幕する全仏オープンを欠場することになったと発表していた。
　ところが、代理人は地元紙キャンベラ・タイムズに対し、膝の状態は「問題ない」と述べ、強盗事件で「ひどい」切り傷を負ったことが欠場の理由だと説明。「回復が遅く、コート上でのトレーニングができない状況で、今は２週間ほどコートから遠ざかっている」と明かした。
　豪公共放送ＡＢＣが報じた裁判所の文書によれば、キリオスは今月、キャンベラの自宅近くで銃を持った男に愛車のテスラを盗まれた。男はキリオスの母に銃を向け、近くにいたキリオスはスマートフォンアプリを使って車の位置情報を追跡し、警察に協力した。足をけがした具体的な経緯は明かされていない。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/05/18-16:55）

Nick Kyrgios's withdrawal from the French Open was because of a cut foot sustained when a man allegedly stole his car at gunpoint, his agent says, rather than knee surgery.
The French Tennis Federation said this week the Australian would miss Roland Garros due to surgery in January to repair a torn left meniscus.
But his agent told The Canberra Times the knee was fine and a nasty cut to the foot was why he would not be in Paris next week.
The knee surgery went as well as it possibly could and his rehabilitation was fantastic and we were at the point where we were doing on-court loading and management, Daniel Horsfall told the newspaper.
We needed to be at a point that he could comfortably play five sets. Right when we were getting stuck into the loading period, the (alleged) armed robbery happened at his house.
During the ordeal he cut his foot quite badly. It's not healing correctly and he can't put in the work on court, so he's been off court for almost two weeks now.
Court documents cited by national broadcaster ABC earlier this month alleged that a man pointed a gun at Kyrgios's mother before stealing his lime-green Tesla near his home in Canberra.
The 28-year-old Kyrgios, who was nearby, called police and using an app on his phone helped them track his car's location. It is not clear how he cut his foot.
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist, ranked 26 in the world, has not played the French Open since a second-round exit in 2017.
He has never flourished on the Roland-Garros clay, reaching the third round on just two of the five times he has played there.
Kyrgios has had a troubled year, pleading guilty in February to assaulting a former girlfriend. He avoided a conviction for what the magistrate called a single act of stupidity.
His grandmother died this week.
Seems like I can't catch a break right now, Kyrgios said on social media, accompanied by photos of his late Yiayia -- the Greek word for grandmother.
RIP Yiayia, the best we could ask for. Go enjoy your time with Papou now.