Nick Kyrgios considering tennis retirement because of too much 'drinking and partying'
Nick Kyrgios has revealed he's considering retirement from tennis at the age of 28
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Nick Kyrgios has revealed he's considering retirement because of too much 'drinking and partying'.
The Australian is one of the most-popular players on the ATP Tour, with many fans loving his antics on the court.
Away from it Kyrgios likes to relax and let his hair down - just like many other 28-year-olds around the world.
However, speaking at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown in Los Angeles, the Aussie confirmed he could cut his career short because of the toll drinking and partying has had on his body.
Nick Kyrgios has claimed his body is 57 after too much drinking and partying
"No f*****g chance. No way," he said when asked if he would play into his 30s like Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.
"Bro, there's no chance I'm playing until 33.
"Kyrgios playing until 33 is insane. I'm not playing until 33. Nah, I promise you, when I'm gone, you'll never see me again.
"The schedule is out of control. I'm getting old, I'm getting old.
"Twenty-eight, yeah - but all the drinking and partying, I'm like 57."
Kyrgios has previously opened up on his struggles with alcohol and revealed in Netflix's Break Point documentary that he'd self-harmed and considered suicide.
“2019 was the lowest point of my career," he said.
“That pressure, having all eyes on you, the expectation, I couldn’t deal with it.
“I hated the kind of person I was. I was drinking, abusing drugs, lost my relationship with my family, pushed all my close friends away.
“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.
“I was genuinely contemplating if I wanted to commit suicide.
“I lost at Wimbledon. I woke up and my dad was just sitting next to me on the bed and he was like full-blown crying.
“That was a big wake-up call for me.
"I was like, okay, I cannot keep doing this. I ended up in a psych ward in London to figure out my problems.”
Kyrgios has had a successful career in tennis so far, winning seven titles and picking up over $12million in prize money.
And he charmed Centre Court last year when he reached the final of Wimbledon, with Novak Djokovic then putting him to the sword.
The two tennis players previously had a rocky relationship.
But they've since grown closer and Kyrgios has admitted he's got a bit of a 'bromance' with Djokovic going on.
Kyrgios was absent from Wimbledon this year due to injury.
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He's facing a fight to be fit in time for the US Open, with that competition due to take place next month.