The famous Australian tennis player Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios (Nick Kyrgios) drops retirement in his post-match press conference after the Laver Cup event in Boston.
In August 2021, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has also ranked him as No.8 in the world in men’s singles.
He is also ranked as the sixth highest Australian player in the ATP rankings. Moreover, Nick Kyrgios also has won six ATP titles, and currently, he is part of Team World at the Ryder Cup-style event.
About Nick Kyrgios
The full name of Nick Kyrgios is Nicholas Hilmy Kyrios, and he is a 26-year-old Australian professional tennis player who has also accomplished the 13th rank in 2016 as world tennis player by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), though later on his rank lowered to 95th during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nick Kyrgios is well known for his shot-making magic, and he is also one of those tennis players who beat the Big Three of Roger Feder, Novak Djokovic, and Rafal Nadal.
He turned as the pro tennis player in 2013 by winning the boys’ singles event at the 2013 Australian Open, and further, he also won the Wimbledon Championships.
Moreover, Nick Kyrgios is well-known as a volatile and talented tennis player who represented his nation at the ATP Cup, Davis Cup, and Olympics.
He also remarked as one of the hot-tempered and mercurial tennis players who has often been accused of verbal abuse, tanking, and unsportsmanlike behaviour, which has negatively impacted the player’s reputation.
Apart from this, Nick Kyrgios has also been remarked as an exceptional talent and authentic tennis player by John Newcombe, the three-time Wimbledon champion.
Nick Kyrgios is also famous for his aggressive style play, and the player also has various endorsement deals with several companies such as Beats, Nike, and Yonex.
Nick Kyrgios Hints Towards Retirement Plan
Nick Kyrgios has only played eight tennis events this season. After his defeat by Stefanos Tsitsipas at Baston, he drops more hints related to his retirement plans by stating that this might be his last event of the year.
Further, the Australian tennis player also said that he needs to go back to his home and look after his mother, who is facing a problem with her health.
Though the retirement plan is not fully confirmed as at the post-match conference at Boston, he passed the statement that he is unsure about how long he will continue to play as an Australian professional player.
Nick Kyrgios stated certain statements at the post-match conference in Boston, which indicates his future retirement plan, such as stated : ‘Definitely, this is my last event of the year’,
‘I need to go back home. I’ve been travelling for four and half months now. My mum is not doing too well with her health, and I’d like to go back and see.’ ‘I don’t know how much longer I will be around tennis’,
‘I’m not going to lie; I think this is the last year I will probably play Laver Cup. There’s an amazing amount of talent around the world.’
The above statements of Nick Kyrgios directly reflect his future retirement plan, and the main reason for this retirement is not now stated. Still, the detouring health of his mother and his abdominal injury are also some of the main reasons for his retirement plan.
