‘I Was Lonely, Depressed, Negative’ – Nick Kyrgios Recollects Distressing Past as He Urges Fans to Reach Out to Him.

Nick Kyrgios is considered one of the most entertaining and energetic players in the professional circuit. Even though he may not be one of the top players, the Australian is one of the most renowned players. Kyrios never fails to get a fun touch to his solid game style. The player also often indulges himself with fans on-court as well as off-court.

However, as they say, never judge a book by its cover. The always happy-go-lucky Kyrgios had a dark period in the recent past. Today, 24th February, he took to his Instagram, talking about that period. In the post, he opened up on how his perspective for people, things, the family underwent a considerable change during that period.

Nick Kyrgios last played at the 2022 Australian Open, where he created history by becoming the first Wildcard pair to win Men’s Doubles title. He partnered with fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis to achieve this historic feat.

Nick Kyrgios describes his worst period

Nick Kyrigos put up a post on his Instagram account. It was a photo of him sitting on the sidelines of a court at the Australian Open wearing headphones. The second media was a video of him winning a point against Novak Djokovic.

Even though it looked like any other random post, what caught everyone’s eye was the post’s caption. In the caption, Kyrgios described his darkest period. The Australian put out the thoughts that he incurred during that period. He also spoke about what damage he did to himself during that time.

“This was me 3 years ago at the Australian Open. Most would assume I was doing ok mentally or enjoying my life… it was one of my darkest periods. If you look closely, on my right arm you can see my self harm. I was having suicidal thoughts and was literally struggling to get out of bed, let alone play in front of millions. I was lonely, depressed, negative, abusing alcohol, drugs, pushed away family & friends. I felt as if I couldn’t talk or trust anyone.”

Referring to that time, Kyrgios came forward speaking to the people who are currently facing the same situation. He comforted them by making them understand that it’s ‘OK’ and they are not alone. The Australian further showed a kind gesture by putting his foot forward, asking the people to reach out to him in case they don’t have anyone to talk to.

He said, “Please, don’t feel as if you are alone, if you feel as if you can’t talk to anyone, I’m here, reach out.”

Kyrgios on the tour

Nick Kyrgios faced a first-round exit at the 2021 US Open. It was followed, by a Round Robin loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Laver Cup. However, the losses weren’t the only low point. What came worse for Kyrgios was that he was forced to end his 2021 season early, citing a right knee injury.

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Recovering from the injury, the current World No. 137 was scheduled to make a comeback at the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set. However, he withdrew from the tournament citing an asthma issue.

Kyrgios finally started his 2022 season at the Australian Open. Even though he suffered a 2nd round loss in the singles draw, he created history in the men’s doubles draw.

Teaming with fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, Nick Kyrgios wrote their names in the history books as they became the first Wildcard pair to win a grand slam in the open era. They also became the first all-Australian pair since 1997 to win the title. 

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