Nick Kyrgios discloses to Mike Tyson how his father ‘broke his heart’ and forcefully changed course of his career

Nick Kyrgios has played only one match this year so far.

Nick Kyrgios discloses to Mike Tyson how his father ‘broke his heart’ and forcefully changed course of his career

Nick Kyrgios (Source: Daily Express)

Nick Kyrgios has always been very unpredictable, both on and off the court. He is one of the most outspoken tennis players of all time and does not shy away from saying whatever he feels is right. However, not many fans were aware of the fact that Kyrgios wanted to become a basketball player when he was a kid. The Australian tennis player revealed the same on Mike Tyson’s ‘Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson’ podcast. 

Nick Kyrgios and Mike Tyson discussed many topics at length in his podcast, and one of them was basketball. Nick was first asked how he feels being compared to basketball legend Dennis Rodman for having the same flamboyant personality. To that, he said, “Cool. I reckon it’s cool, yeah. I feel like my athletes that I like, Allen Iverson, Dennis Rodman, guys like that who did it their way.” 

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The Australian then revealed how much he loved basketball as a kid. In fact, he found it difficult to choose between the two sports. Finally, his father did it for him, as he decided that they should put all the eggs in one basket and give tennis a fair shot.

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“Until the age of 14, I trained and regularly put the ball in the basket, and then my father told me that I was done with basketball and that I should devote all my energy to tennis. That broke my heart,” said Kyrgios. 

Kyrgios is currently inactive and has been so for a very long time. He has been extremely unpredictable lately and he plays in tournaments as and when he wishes to. However, it is now being said that he might consider retiring from the sport once and for all. 

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Nick Kyrgios set to be wiped out of rankings 

Nick Kyrgios has played in only one match in 2023 – the first-round match of the Stuttgart Open and ended up losing even that. He said in Mike Tyson’s podcast that he just wanted to stay healthy right now and that was his only goal. The Australian is set to be wiped out of the rankings soon and fans are of the opinion that he should consider retiring. 

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Nick Kyrgios (Source: Yahoo Sports)

However, Kyrgios has also made it clear that he wishes to regain his form from last year, which propelled him to the final of the 2022 Wimbledon Open. He lost the match to Novak Djokovic but made a mark for himself. 

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