Kyrgios sets date for his retirement: “I’m tired of playing tennis”

The former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios He believes that his mental health problems took some time out of his career and that he will only play another year or two after he finally gets back on the court.

The 28-year-old fought against the knee, foot and wrist injuries since withdrawing from this year’s Australian Open. The Australian confirmed at the weekend that he will not play in his home Grand Slam for the second consecutive year and revealed that he is not looking to extend his career for long.

“I just want to play one or two more years, be at the top and follow in my own footsteps,” he said in an interview on the ‘On Purpose with Jay Shetty’ podcast. “I would hate to have surgery again. I think I still have the ability to go one or two years without it,” he said.

In a wide-ranging interview, Kyrgios spoke about his image in the game and his relationship with the media, in addition to reviewing the mental health problems that led him to contemplate suicide in 2019. “If I had a pretty normal career and wasn’t noticed, I don’t think I would have felt that way, but I think those two years really had a lot of influence because of my age.”he added. “I’m tired. I’m tired of playing tennis…”let.

Kyrgios admitted it would be difficult for him to return to another Grand Slam final after his injury problems. “It’s hard. It’s hard,” he said of his rehabilitation. “I go to the gym, I do rehabilitation, but it’s not a small operation. It takes months and months of strength, consistency and discipline to get back to playing tennis at a high level. I don’t want to go back on tour and just play decent. I’m competing for a Grand Slam, so I want to get back to that level” he said with ambition.