Nick Kyrgios feels unbothered about the longevity of his career as he claims to retire after three years
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Nick Kyrgios has had a spectacular year with being quite consistent on the Tour and found himself achieving his career-best rankings as he entered into the Top 20. He had a great run at the North American swing where he became a champion in both singles as well as in the doubles category at the Citi Open and also two quarter-final finishes.
Kyrgios hosted a Q&A session on his social media account Instagram where he gave his 3.3M followers a chance to ask him questions. He posted the poll as “Make it interesting, entertain me & I’ll entertain back” where one of his fans asked him the question if the Australian sees himself playing past his 30th birthday. To this, the Aussie’s answer took the world by storm as he dropped a major hint about his early retirement.
He enlisted his desire to sit back and have a relaxed life as he claimed that he doesn’t desire about continuing playing after three years as he is now 27 years of age. Kyrgios’s reply to the question was “Honestly, probably not. I wanna be able to not be bothered, probs gonna go to my house in the Bahamas and just sit and do nothing.”
Nick Kyrgios had even hinted at an early retirement during the US Open
This is not the first time Kyrgios has shed light on his early retirement. He had stated vague remarks about the longevity of his career during the US Open. He had even claimed that it sometimes becomes tough to be away from family and miss the special moments which is the hardest part of the job. He had spoken about staying at home with his family leading a relaxed and comfortable life.
He had said “Next week we’re going home. But with three more matches potentially, then we never have to play tennis again. I’m struggling with it, to be honest. I think a big part of me would love to just be home with my girlfriend and see our families and have that comfortable type of lifestyle. But this is just what I do. It’s fun at times obviously going to new places, meeting new people, and seeing the world. But it’s hard and doesn’t do it justice. You miss crucial moments of life.“
He choose not to play at the Laver Cup and opted to withdraw from the tournament citing the reason for spending quality time with his family and girlfriend. Kyrgios withdrew from the Japan Open citing a knee injury issue that has amplified due to overburden and needs adequate rest. He will be playing next at the Swiss Indoors in Basel which will start on 24th October.
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