Nick Kyrgios (knee) withdraws from Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday because of a left knee injury that will require surgery.

The Australian was seeded 19th in his home-country tournament and was scheduled to meet Roman Safiullin of Russia in the first round on Tuesday. He said in a news conference in Melbourne that he has a small tear and a cyst in the lateral meniscus.

"I'm devastated obviously. It's like my home tournament," he