Tennis star Nick Kyrgios reveals he checked into a mental health ward after 2019 Wimbledon loss

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Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios is speaking out in an upcoming documentary about checking into a psychiatric hospital after his crushing defeat at Wimbledon several years ago, Australian media reports.

Kyrgios lost to 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal in the second round of the London tournament. In the latest episodes of Netflix’s Break Point, Kyrgios opened up about his mental health battle after the loss.

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Australia’s Nick Kyrgios speaks during a press conference ahead of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 14, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Kelly Defina/Getty Images)

“I was genuinely thinking if I wanted to kill myself,” Kyrgios says in an episode of a documentary to be released later this month, according to an Australian newspaper.

“I lost at Wimbledon. I woke up and my dad was sitting on the bed crying. It was a big wake-up call for me. I was like, ‘Okay, I can’t go on with this.’ ‘ I ended up in a psychiatric ward in London to sort out my problems.”

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In February, Kyrgios took to Instagram and wrote about how he was in a better place.

“I am proud to say that I have completely turned myself around and have a completely different outlook on everything. I don’t take a moment for granted,” she wrote. “I want you to be able to reach your full potential and smile. This life is beautiful.”

Nick Kyrgios of Australia speaks during a press conference after defeating Chun-Hsin Tseng of Taiwan in the singles match at the Rakuten Open in Tokyo on October 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, file)

The Break Point episodes document Kyrgios’ run to the 2022 Wimbledon final. His success in last year’s tournament brought back memories of his struggles after the 2019 Grand Slam.

“The pressure of having that expectation of all eyes on you, I couldn’t handle it. I hated the person I was,” she recalled. “I drank, I abused drugs, I lost my relationship with my family, I pushed away all my close friends.”

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Australia’s Nick Kyrgios before the men’s singles final at Wimbledon on July 10, 2022 in London, England. (Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)

Kyrgios added that he wore a white sleeve during the tournament to cover his right hand.

“You could tell I was hurt. My whole arm was covered in scars,” he said. “That’s why I got a sleeve on my arm. To cover everything.”

Neither Kyrgios nor his representatives could be reached for comment.

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Kyrgios pulled out of this year’s French Open, with his agent Daniel Horsfall citing a leg injury the tennis star suffered when his car was stolen.

Police said the 28-year-old’s mother was held at gunpoint in May near Kyrgios’ home in Canberra, Australia.

“Because of everything that happened, Nick broke the side of his left leg,” Horsfall told Reuters.