flamingowings wrote:

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Bob in Spain wrote:

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It does make me wonder if Kyle has been carrying something for a while. I didn't see much of the match today or any of his first round match, so perhaps I am not in the best position to judge. But having had such a poor run of results leading into RG, the logical thing to do last week was to seek a WC into Lyon or Geneva to get some match practice. But he didn't do that. Has he been hiding a niggling injury ?

I know some will shout "Conspiracy Theory" or "making excuses" and they may be right. But Kyle hasn't been "Kyle" in my opinion almost all year. He is not a person who would have walked off court today unless there was a really genuine reason for doing so.

I just hope he hits the grass court season fully fit and healthy.

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 From another forum but the ITV coms were discussing this and if Kyle is getting the best advice from his team. Playing through it doesn't exactly seem to be working...

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Heard Kyle talking about playing through it at times but having to basically assess the risk / reward ratio and he hates retiring. He says it is not something that suggests surgery at this time or of course he would be having it already. And when questioned whether taking a few weeks or months off was the answer he said no, it is more managing it for now and that he fully expects to play the grass season.

Got to think that his team are not fools and that he is getting good advice and medical assessment ( including when he should really stop ). But worrying as long as it persists and other than being his knee nothing seemed to be made much clearer. He said something about it initially being fluid behind the knee.