On Saturday, Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios announced that he would not be playing at the Australian Open in Melbourne in January after a long injury break. Now there are even rumors circulating about an impending end to his career.
“Of course it breaks my heart. I have so many great memories of the tournament and I just want to play at the highest level again and do everything right. I need a little more time for that,” said Kyrgios on the “Onlyfans” platform he joined last week.
Kyrgios, known for his temper tantrums and shenanigans, is still awaiting his comeback after knee surgery in January and a wrist injury in the summer. “This is a very disappointing time for me,” said the 2022 Wimbledon finalist.
Tennis: Kyrgios “will have a difficult time”
Is the 28-year-old now threatened with the imminent end of his career? Australian TV commentator Brett Phillips has this suspicion. “I think he’s going to have a hard time coming back, to be completely honest. I think knee and wrist injuries are two of the worst you can get in tennis,” the tennis expert told radio station SEN “.
“I mean, he’s 28. Nick Kyrgios has never talked about being a tennis player who will play well into his 30s and have a long tennis career, he talked about two years ago that he might retire “Phillips explained his suspicions.
“I think the longer he’s out, the harder it will be for him to come back and I don’t know if he has any desire to come back. He has so much going on that I don’t know if it’s his first priority what it means to be a professional tennis player,” said the journalist about the former world number 13. further.