{"id":308024,"date":"2023-06-14T21:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=308024"},"modified":"2023-06-14T22:59:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T22:59:21","slug":"kyrgios-admitted-to-psych-ward-during-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=308024","title":{"rendered":"Kyrgios admitted to psych ward during tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nick Kyrgios<\/a> was suicidal and admitted to a London psychiatric ward during Wimbledon<\/a> in 2019, the tennis star has revealed.<\/p>\n

The concerning admission was aired\ufeff during episodes of Netflix documentary Break Point<\/em> to be released on June 21.<\/p>\n

Ranked 43 in the world at the All England Club in 2019, \ufeffKyrgios went down to Rafael Nadal in four sets after a thrilling five-set win over fellow Aussie Jordan Thompson.<\/p>\n

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The loss to the Spanish legend sent the Aussie on a downward spiral\ufeff, with the Aussie describing the time as "the lowest point of my career."<\/p>\n

He said he played the tournament\ufeff with a white sleeve on one arm to cover attempts of self-harming.<\/p>\n

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"I was genuinely contemplating if I wanted to commit suicide," Kyrgios said.<\/p>\n

"I lost at Wimbledon. I woke up and my dad was sitting on the bed, full-blown crying. That was the big wake-up call for me. I was like, OK, I can't keep doing this. I ended up in a psych ward in London to figure out my problems."<\/p>\n

Kyrgios' father George said: "I told him, 'This is not the right path, mate. You've got bigger and better things to chase, you know.' He was in tears \u2026<\/p>\n

"I'm here for Nick. Nothing else matters. When he's away, he's my first priority. He's very sensitive, very fragile."<\/p>\n

Kyrgios said he was abusing alcohol and drugs around that time which led to him being isolated from family and friends.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"I was drinking, abusing drugs, lost my relationship with my family, pushed all my close friends away," Kyrgios said.<\/p>\n

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"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. That pressure, having that all-eyes-on-you expectation, I couldn't deal with it. I hated the kind of person I was."<\/p>\n

Kyrgios' long-time manager and friend Daniel Horsfall told the show the tennis star cried while telling him: "Bro, I don't know what to do. I don't want to be here."<\/p>\n

Kyrgios has been candid about his mental health issues in the past and made the second round at Wimbledon that year going down to Nadal, the world's top-ranked player at the time, while Kyrgios was seeded 23.<\/p>\n

While the Spaniard claimed the victory, Kyrgios also earned great respect from Nadal, who praised the Aussie for his performance.<\/p>\n

The Netflix series follows the depths of Kyrgios spiral to his remarkable run at Wimbledon in 2022 where was defeated by Novak Djokovic in the final.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios wrote a lengthy Instagram post in February last year about his mental health struggles, at the end of which he said he was in a much better place.<\/p>\n

"I'm proud to say I've completely turned myself around and have a completely different outlook on everything, I don't take one moment for granted," he wrote.<\/p>\n

The Aussie made his comeback from a knee injury this week at Stuttgart, going down in the first round after a long lay off.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios will compete at Halle, Germany, next week, where he lost last year in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n

If you or anyone you know needs immediate support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or via<\/strong> lifeline.org.au<\/strong><\/a>. In an emergency, call 000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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