Nick Kyrgios, who reached the 2022 Wimbledon final, claims his career ‘may be over’ as persistent injury woes continue to creep in
Kyrgios has been away from the sport as an active player for sometime now.
Nick Kyrgios might never return to the sport (Image via Imago)
The Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been out of the court for a long period of time now. The former World No.13 missed two consecutive Australian Open due to injury. Moreover, in the last two years, he has just played one professional tennis match, in the Stuttgart Open. I
In the recent column for the Sydney Morning Herald, Kyrgios said that he might never return to the sport again and his time in the sport may be over.
Owing to the injury, Kyrgios is seen in the commentary box. Even in the Australian Open 2024, the Australian is a part of the commentary team. In the column, Kyrgios said that he has reached a point in his life where the thing after tennis excites him.
I could travel the world making really good money commentating on the sport, doing things like I am now with my talk show interviewing guys like Gordon Ramsay and Mike Tyson. Even the players on the circuit would love to be doing what I am doing now... They don’t have the global reach that I do. Otherwise, they would be doing it too. Their entire world revolves around playing tennis, and that’s never been me.Kyrgios wrote in the column
Nick Kyrgios’s career halted due to injuries
The injuries have wasted Kyrgios’s prime years of his career. Before his injury, Kyrgios made his dream run to the finals of the Wimbledon in 2022, where he lost to Novak Djokovic. It is without a doubt that he is one of the most talented players of his generation.
The fire still burns, but it’s not my everythingKyrgios in his column
The way his career is getting hampered due to the injuries might be one of the saddest tales in the history of the sport of tennis.
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