Kyrgios out of French tilt after hurting foot in robbery

SYDNEY—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 limegreen 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.

During the finals, the Philippines had a chance to win the gold medal, but a late goal from Simon Johansson struck home in the 39 minute mark in the third period, allowed the Thais to escape with their third straight time, with a 3-2 win.

It was the Philippines’ best finish after placing fourth in 2015 and 2019, before settling for bronze medal last year.

“It was a tight game. We made a few mistakes. That made the difference today,” said coach Noel Mendoza.

The Filipinos took the lead early, drawing strength on Kim Franz’s attack in the 20:58 mark in the second period.

The Thais then equalized in the third period, behind Johansson, who scored in the 30:46 mark for a 1-all tie.

Then, Franz assisted Melvin Mendoza for the Philippines’ second goal in the

32:07 mark, for a 2-1 score.

Thakit Kavairit then broke through at 36:07 to keep the Thais close with a 2-all deadlock, before Johansson came through with the deciding point.

The Filipinos earlier upset Thailand, 6-4 in the Group Stage.

“Lumaban ang men’s team. ‘Yung goal natin gold. Nakita natin na kaya. And we almost got it. Pero mabilis ang scoring, and the momentum changed quickly,” said Philippine Floorball Association president Ralph Ramos.

Earlier, the Philippine women’s team settled for the bronze medal with their 4-2 victory over Malaysia.

Floorball is a variation of hockey with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. It is played indoors with 96–115.5 cm-long sticks and a 70–72 mm-diameter (2.76–2.83 in) plastic ball with holes.

Matches are played in three 15-minute periods.

Filipinos based in the Icelandic countries like Sweden and Finland were among the first to introduce the sport in the country.