According to Nick Kyrgios, he would have 20 to 30 drinks the night before some of his most important games.
The Australian tennis star has been called a “bad boy” for his controversial on-court behaviour, including trash-talking opponents and outrageous X-rated outbursts.
Despite making it to the men’s singles final in 2022 and winning junior Wimbledon twice, Kyrgios has not participated in a competitive match since the summer of last year because of injuries. In an interview, he revealed that he was experiencing mental health issues.
Kyrgios talked about it and said: “I was just struggling with being who I was, it was hard at that time and I didn’t feel like I could take a step back from the sport and kind of work on myself and get myself in the right headspace. I was just playing and playing and playing and kind of dealing with everything.”
Asked how many drinks he would have, he added: “It was a dark time. I was drinking and I was spiralling out of control and I was continuing to play and travel. It was a lot. 20 or 30 drinks, easy, I’d drink like a fish. But then just wake up and play Rafa Nadal the next day. Give him a good run for his money.”
Kyrgios would drink mostly by himself, and as his problems worsened, he started hurting himself. He intends to return to the game soon, but he does not visualize himself playing for as long as Murray or Nadal.
He talked about it and said: “I could come back now and beat 50 per cent of players but I don’t want to do that because my fans deserve a better version of myself that I am now on the court. I don’t want to just participate and I know the world’s not going to be nice to me when I come back. They’re going to all of a sudden forget that I was out for a year and a half with injuries. They’re just going to think that it’s Nick Kyrgios who has all the expectations again. So when he loses, it’s not okay.”
Nick Kyrgios in 2024
Now the world no.470, Kyrgios played his last match on the 13th of June 2023 when he surrendered to world no.410 Yibing Wu 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Stuttgart (draw).
Presently, during this year Kyrgios achieved a composed 0-1 win-loss record.
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Nick Kyrgios in 2024
Now the world no.470, Kyrgios played his last match on the 13th of June 2023 when he lost to world no.410 Yibing Wu 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Stuttgart (draw).
Currently, during this year Nick has a 0-1 win-loss record.
Nick Kyrgios |
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