Nick Kyrgios believes that Andy Murray deserved to bow out of tennis “just a little bit extra gracefully” than he did when retiring earlier this 12 months.
Murray retired in August after taking part in his last match on the Paris Olympics, greater than eight years on from claiming the final of his three Grand Slam titles.
Australian Kyrgios, who hasn’t performed a aggressive match since June 2023 attributable to his personal harm issues, stated he at the moment has no plans to step away from the game, however when he does name it a day, he hopes that it may be with out the impact of accidents that hit Murray and Rafael Nadal, who will retire in November.
Double Olympic Gold medallist Andy Murray provides his first interview since formally retiring from tennis and talks about what his subsequent plans are and the way he intends to spend time on the Paris Video games along with his daughter.
“I have a look at how Andy Murray’s doing it now, and the way Rafael goes out, I do not need to be like that both, I do not need to be type of crawling to the end line in a way,” Kyrgios stated on The Louis Theroux podcast.
“What Andy Murray’s achieved on this sport is second to principally nobody…until you’re Novak (Djokovic), (Roger) Federer, or Nadal, like, the following particular person is Andy Murray.
“It is such as you’ve achieved all the things. You need to exit, I feel, just a little bit extra gracefully than he is performed. I feel that the surgical procedures, the ache, it is simply not value it, in my view.”
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Kyrgios, in the meantime, stated he would have “20 or 30 drinks” an evening as he battled along with his psychological well being, and was “spiralling uncontrolled” throughout a very darkish spell of his life.
Recounting occasions in 2019, Kyrgios stated: “That was a nasty interval, yeah.
“I used to be simply scuffling with being who I used to be. It was laborious at the moment, and I did not really feel like I might take a step again from the game and type of work on myself and get myself in the correct headspace.
“I used to be simply taking part in and taking part in and taking part in and type of coping with all the things. And it was a darkish time. Like I used to be ingesting and I used to be spiralling uncontrolled, and I used to be persevering with to play and journey.
“Twenty or 30 drinks (in an evening). Straightforward. I might drink like a fish. Something, vodka, something.
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“Yeah, however then simply get up and play Nadal the following day. Give him a superb run for his cash.
“It was horrible. I imply, I virtually like type of loved feeling that method, and that is once I knew I needed to get out of it.”
Requested if he felt in a superb place now, Kyrgios added: “I struggle it most days. Like, I do not get up feeling wonderful.
“I really feel like I do know my steps to get me out of my dangerous considering now. Like, earlier than, I did not have any resistance. I do not need to try this now.”
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