Last Updated: December 13, 2023, 13:12 IST
FILE – Australia’s Nick Kyrgios listens throughout a pre-match press convention on the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, south west London, Sunday July 2, 2023. Kyrgios, the runner-up at Wimbledon in 2022, is establishing a free-to-access OnlyFans web page. (Florian Eisele/Pool Photo through AP, File)
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios expressed deep unhappiness as he had to skip the upcoming Australian Open in January 2024 due to considerations surrounding his harm.
Nick Kyrgios says that “I don’t want to play anymore” however will give his tennis profession one other one or two years, days after pulling out of his residence Australian Open.
The gifted however temperamental 28-yr-previous had knee surgical procedure in January after which aborted plans to return at Wimbledon after tearing a ligament in his wrist.
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist has spoken beforehand of his struggles together with his psychological well being and has now advised the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast about his health issues.
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“If it was up to me, I don’t really want to play anymore, to be honest,” Kyrgios stated.
“But I have to almost (keep playing). I’ve got so much more to give, but for me, I don’t want to play anymore.
“I’m exhausted, I’m tired. I have had three surgeries now.
“I always wanted to be able to have a family and not be in pain.
“When I get up, I can’t walk without pain.”
Kyrgios, who reached a profession-excessive 13 on this planet in 2016, stated he was “heartbroken” final week when he withdrew from January’s Australian Open.
His lengthy harm absence has sparked renewed hypothesis about his tennis future.
“I only want to play for about another one to two years and be at the top and go out (on) my own terms,” Kyrgios advised the podcast, which was launched this week.
“I would hate to have another surgery or anything like that. So I think I’ve still got the ability to have a good one to two years.”
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – AFP)
