Kyrgios thought of suicide as he reveals self-harm battle at Wimbledon
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ick Kyrgios has revealed how he was self-harming throughout Wimbledon in 2019, thought of committing suicide and finally checked himself right into a psychiatric ward in London.
Kyrgios has talked of battling with psychological well being previously however laid naked the extent of the problem at his lowest level within the newest episodes of Break Point, the Netflix documentary following the ATP and WTA Tours final season.
The Australian was a finalist at Wimbledon in 2022 however famously was seen partying on the Dog & Fox pub close by throughout the identical Grand Slam match in 2019.
He made mild of it on the time however revealed through the documentary the severity of his psychological demons, carrying a sleeve on his arm when competing so as to cowl up the extent of his self-harming.
He stated: “2019 was the lowest point of my career. That pressure, having all eyes on you, the expectation, I couldn’t deal with it.
“I hated the kind of person I was. I was drinking, abusing drugs, lost my relationship with my family, pushed all my close friends away.
“You could tell I was hurting. My whole arm was covered in scars – that’s why I actually got my arm sleeve to cover it all. I was genuinely contemplating if I wanted to commit suicide.
“I lost at Wimbledon, I woke up and my dad was just sitting next to me on the bed and he was like full-blown crying. That was a bit wake-up call for me. I was like, okay, I cannot keep doing this. I ended up in a psych ward in London to figure out my problems.”
The revelations coincide together with his first time enjoying competitively this season. He final competed on the ATP World Tour Finals on the finish of final yr and missed his house Australian Open due to a knee damage which required surgical procedure.
Nick Kyrgios was crushed by Novak Djokovic within the Wimbledon remaining final summer time
/ Getty ImagesIn a bid to get match and in kind for Wimbledon, he made his comeback in Stuttgart yesterday however misplaced out 7-5, 6-3 to Wu Yibing.
Kyrgios is heading in direction of Wimbledon in need of match time. His final Grand Slam look got here when shedding within the quarter-finals of the US Open to Russian Karen Khachanov 9 months in the past.
Against Wu, he struggled together with his motion and sometimes grabbed his knee. Afterwards, the Australian stated on social media: “Be patient with me my fans please and hopefully I can get back to where I was.”