Nick Kyrgios broke down in tears at Indian Wells, Calif. on Thursday night as he was forced to retire injured from his first-round match at the BNP Paribas Open against Botic Van de Zandschulp.

A bitterly disappointed Nick Kyrgios said he was getting worried that injuries were stopping him from finishing matches after the former Wimbledon finalist retired from his first-round contest at Indian Wells on Thursday due to pain in his right wrist.

A tearful Nick Kyrgios is forced to retire from his first-round Indian Wells match with a wrist injury as his tennis return suffers another setback.

Nick Kyrgios was in tears as he retired from his Indian Wells first-round match against Botic van de Zandschulp.

Nick Kyrgios broke down in tears before retiring during his first-round match at Indian Wells in another blow to his comeback from a wrist injury. The 29-year-old returned to the tour at the beginning of the season after 18 months on the sidelines following surgery but is still struggling with pain in the joint.

Highly touted Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca rallied from a break down in the third set to beat Britain's Jacob Fearnley 6-2 1-6 6-3 on his Indian Wells debut on Thursday while Nick Kyrgios was in tears as he retired injured from his first-round match.

Nick Kyrgios withdraws in tears at Indian Wells due to a recurring wrist injury, raising concerns about his future in professional tennis.

"I literally don’t have a ranking at the moment, was out for one-and-a-half years, and I’m trying to work my way back."