Nick Kyrgios opens up about mental health struggles – ‘I ended up in a psych ward’
msn.comNick Kyrgios has revealed that he was admitted to London psychiatric hospital after Wimbledon in 2019, saying “I was genuinely contemplating if I wanted to commit suicide”. The Australian has never shied away from publicly talking about his struggles with mental health, but he has given a more detailed account about the 2019 incident during a new episode of the Netflix tennis documentary Break Point.
In the new series – which will be released on June 21 – the 28-year-old said he needed treatment in hospital on the back of his second-round defeat at Wimbledon just under four years ago.
In episode six, titled “Belonging”, Kyrgios said: “I was genuinely contemplating if I wanted to commit suicide. “I lost at Wimbledon.
I woke up and my dad was sitting on the bed, full-blown crying. That was the big wake-up call for me. “I was like: “OK, I can’t keep doing this.
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