Nick Kyrgios, as famous on the circuit for his playing skills as for his lead fodder, told the Australian press Wednesday he had undertaken to consult psychologists to strengthen mentally.
"I started consulting psychologists to try to strengthen myself mentally," said the 23-year-old Canberra Times. "I've probably dragged on too much before I did it, but that's it, I started it, I feel more free to talk about it, and I feel like I do not have to hide it anymore" said the Australian.
"I had to fight this year with problems on and off the court," added Kyrgios, who had to shorten his season in October after the Moscow tournament, where he had withdrawn because of an elbow injury.
Kyrgios, who considers himself "very lucky" to achieve such a professional tennis career, has also announced that he will change his schedule in the future so as not to repeat the same mistakes as the past two years. "I'm working with my staff to find the right balance in my schedule, which I think I have not managed to do in the last two years, which I could not finish," Kyrgios said. prey also to physical glitches.
The image that will remain of him this year is that of a distraught player against the French Pierre-Hugues Herbert at the US Open: that day, the referee Mohamed Lahyani had come down from his chair to come and talk to him, and In particular, he had said "want to help" and that it was better than that. The Australian had finally won this match.
Down to 37th place in the world after climbing to 13th place, Kyrgios has abandoned in 2018 the young Alex De Minaur the status of Australian N.1.