US Open – Nick Kyrgios opens up about mental health issues: “Been in really disturbing places”

Kyrgios admitted to having been in some “really scary places”. “I felt like I was very selfish when I was really down,” the Wimbledon finalist told media.

At the beginning of the year, at the Australian Open in Melbourne, he revealed that he had struggled with mental problems in the past.

His environment was also a reason for steering his career in a different direction. “I felt bad, didn’t want to play tennis. Then I looked at the people closest to me and how much I let them down,” said the 27-year-old, and made it clear: “I didn’t want that more!”

Kyrgios 2022 stark knows no

“I’m just proud of how I picked myself up after everything,” he said. In addition, the man from Canberra had the feeling that he could “add a lot to the sport”.

And Kyrgios proved that this season: behind number 25 in the world rankings lies the best year of his career. In Melbourne he won the Australian Open in doubles alongside his friend Thanasi Kokkinakis. In Washington he celebrated his first Masters title in three years.

Accordingly, he now has the feeling that he is “making people proud” – and that people are “not saying so many negative things” about him. “I just wanted to turn the story around,” said Kyrgios.

Kyrgios is fighting for two titles

The Australian succeeded not least in the USA. First of all, he silenced the critics. On Wednesday morning, Kyrgios will fight Karen Khachanov for a place in the semifinals.

For the time being, however, the focus for Kyrgios is elsewhere. “I’m not even thinking about the quarter-finals against Khachanov because I’m concentrating on the doubles match with the beautiful Thanasi Kokkinakis,” he told the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium.