‘Had to Manage My Emotions’- Known for His Angry Outbursts, Nick Kyrgios Opens Up on a Year That Saw Him Change for Better

Mental health has been one of the burning issues of the tennis community, and many players have spoken about it. From Naomi Osaka to Nick Kyrgios, many tennis stars have revealed the impact of mental health on tennis. A few days back, Serena Williams‘ early-age coach also spoke about Sharapova‘s brilliance in balancing mental health issues. Now Nick Kyrgios revealed something truly surprising about how he dealt with his emotions during matches.

Nick Kyrgios, who is known for his hit-headed attitude during the matches, spoke about his defeats in the last year. However, revealing his issues to the fans, Kyrgios assured that he had found the balance finally. Let’s discover Nick Kyrgios’s story with mental health issues?

Nick Kyrgios drops an unbelievable message about his journey to find balance in mental health

Mental health has been one of the reasons Aussie tennis player Nick Kyrgios had quite a bad year in 2022. He spoke about his self-harm tendencies and alcohol use, which happened because of his mental problems. However, in a recent podcast, Kyrgios assured fans saying that he had finally found the remedy to his issues.

Nick Kyrgios said, “Well, I was winning more often than losing. But I guess I just bought into having a better mentality and, you know, understanding that tennis is so up and down. You know, being on the tour for the whole year was incredibly hard. And I just knew I had to manage my emotions better. And that’s, that’s what I did.” 

Kyrgios previously spoke about his issues in detail, which concerned fans. He spoke about not communicating with close ones and pushing them away. It significantly impacted his performance. In Kyrgios’s words,”I felt I was letting people down all the time. I felt worthless to be honest, I didn’t feel comfortable, I hated my life at one stage,” he said in the interview. “I was cutting, burning. … It was so dark that I kind of liked it as well, like asking people to do it and stuff. What doesn’t kill you makes you stranger (and stronger). I’m still a bit cooked.”

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Nick Kyrgios’ words surely brought a smile to many people dealing with the same issues of mental health. They somehow felt motivated hearing that Nick Kygios could overcome his issues and bounce back in his professional career. This truly means that someone’s biggest weakness can be turned into their strength.

Nick Kyrgios praised Djokovic after his tremendous victory despite the challenges of tennis

Fans surely know the unfortunate start of Djokovic’s 2022 tennis season as he couldn’t play many tournaments due to travel restrictions. That surely impacted his mental health but the Serbian star decided to practice even harder and come back with his victory as the world’s number-one tennis player.

Now Nick Kyrgios dropped his praises for this tennis star stating how remarkably he showed his brilliance to the audience. In Kyrgios’s words, “Novak Djokovic is the best player to ever touch a racket – the best player to ever walk the Earth.”

Now Djokovic’s outstanding performance surely motivated players like Nick Kyrgios to supersede his mental health issues and come back as a rising star in professional tennis. What do you think?

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