Nick Kyrgios has revealed he may stroll away from tennis in 2023 after reflecting on his greatest yr on the circuit.
Kyrgios, 27, loved a magical run at Wimbledon earlier this yr, reaching the grand slam last on the All England Tennis Membership earlier than being defeated by Novak Djokovic over 4 units.
His excellent kind over the previous 12 months has raised expectations that he’ll change into the primary male tennis participant since Lleyton Hewitt to convey a grand slam again to Australia, however Kyrgios says it has change into a heavy burden.
Nick Kyrgios has hinted he may retire if he wins a grand slam title after an excellent 2022
‘Hopefully I can win a slam and simply retire,’ he mentioned by way of Vast World of Sports activities.
‘It took a number of exhausting work this season, a number of self-discipline and it appears the higher you do, everybody needs a bit extra of you and it turns into extra traumatic.’
Regardless, Kyrgios insists that he’ll look again on 2022 with fond reminiscences.
‘I had a number of enjoyable this season,’ Kyrgios mentioned.
‘And I am lastly simply proud to say I made a slam last and began to fulfill some expectations.
The 27-year-old went near triumphing at Wimbledon however misplaced within the last this yr
He says that his spectacular performances has resulted in raised expectations
‘I had a number of enjoyable, I loved it, undoubtedly felt higher on and off the court docket.’
One other memorable second for Kyrgios got here in Melbourne earlier this yr, when he gained the boys’s doubles title on the Australian Open with shut buddy Thanasi Kokkinakis.
The duo’s journey to grand slam glory was documented by Netflix, with the pair set to characteristic on the model new docu-series Break Level – created by the manufacturing group behind Drive To Survive.
