Australia's unpredictable tennis star Nicholas Kyrgios will miss the French Open due to a knee injury, the Grand Slam event organizers the French Tennis Federation said Tuesday.
The 28-year old has never flourished on the Roland-Garros clay reaching the third round on just two of the five times he has played there.
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist - ranked 26 in the world - has not played in the French Open since a second-round exit in 2017.
Kyrgios has had a troubled year after undergoing knee surgery in January to repair a torn left meniscus following his withdrawal from the Australian Open.
He also pleaded guilty in February to assaulting a former girlfriend, but avoided a conviction for what the magistrate called a "single act of stupidity".