Nick Kyrgios is the protagonist of the first chapter of the documentary ‘Break Point’ which premieres on Netflix the January 13, 2023.
The controversial Australian tennis player, a Wimbledon finalist in 2022, speaks in the documentary about his mental health problems, his management of fame y his old habits with alcohol.
The ‘New York Post’ has reproduced the talk that at one point in the documentary Kyrgios has with his girlfriend Costeen Hatzi and his representative and friend Daniel Horsfall.
“The first four or five years of my career were very chaotic. When Horse (Horsfall) was on tour with me taking care of me, when he was basically just taking care of me, I could see my mental health declining every week. My life was kind of out of control: drink every night,” admits Kyrgios.
The first four or five years of my career were very chaotic. My mental health was declining by the week. My life was kind of out of control – I drank every night
Daniel Horsfall acknowledged that those times for Kyrgios were “difficult” and went on to explain that on several occasions he had to go out in search of the tennis player after partying nights.
I used to have your location on my phone and some mornings I would physically search where you were, what hotel you were in, what house you were staying in before tournaments, before a game. that was hard
“I used to have your location on my phone and some mornings I would physically look for where you were, what hotel you were in, what house you were staying in before tournaments, before a game. That was hard,” his representative reminded the tennis player from Canberra.
Nick Kyrgios talks in ‘Break Point’ about his change of attitude in life and in tennis
In the talk, Kyrgios talks about his struggle to find a “normal” life: “I thought, ‘okay, I can’t keep doing this. I have to be kinder to myself.” For my mental health, I could never be one of those players who plays all year long. I couldn’t do that. I value my family, my closest friends and Cosi (Hatzi) too much to putting tennis before that. I don’t think it’s healthy.”
I don’t really have any expectations now with my matches. I just want to go out and play and have fun, take the pressure off and then we can live a more normal life. It’s much better that way, that’s for sure.
“I really don’t have any expectations now with my matches. I just want to go out and play and have fun, take the pressure off and then we can live a more normal life. It’s much better that way, that’s for sure,” he reflected.
Triler of ‘Break Point’, the Netflix documentary series that portrays the efforts of several tennis stars
Kyrgios’ mother in ‘Break Point’: “Nick was always angry at the beginning of his career, he became aggressive”
Norlaila, Kyrgios’s mother, participates in the documentary ‘Break Point’ to remember that her son “was always angry at the beginning of his career, he became aggressive” and to acknowledge that “I worry about him every day because he has gone through really bad moments. unhappy”.
Kyrgios acknowledges in ‘Break Point’ that a match against Nadal at Wimbledon changed his life
Kyrgios takes advantage of the documentary ‘Break Point’ to remember the match that marked his turning point in his tennis career… his victory against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2014.
“I didn’t really know how good I was. When I was 17, I thought I had a growth spurt, then I started sliding and moving and things got pretty serious… 2014, I had my big break at Wimbledon and my life changed. I went from nobody knowing who I was to people camping outside my house. That match changed everything,” says the current number 21 in world tennis.
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