Nick Kyrgios Reveals He Was Admitted Into Psych Ward With Suicidal Thoughts After Wimbledon Loss
Nick Kyrgios is getting open and honest about his mental health.
The 28-year-old tennis player spoke out during the second season of Netflix‘s Break Point, revealing what really happened following his loss at Wimbledon in 2019.
Nick was admitted into a psychiatric ward in London due to suicidal thoughts following Wimbledon in 2019, Australian media reported Wednesday (June 14).
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“I was genuinely contemplating if I wanted to commit suicide,” he said in the sixth episode titled “Belonging,” out on June 21.
Nick lost to Rafael Nadal in the second round.
“’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.’ I ended up in a psych ward in London to figure out my problems,“ he said.
He also revealed that during Wimbledon, he wore a sleeve to cover up marks of self-harm.
“If you look closely, on my right arm you can see my self-harm,” he said in an Instagram post last year.
“I was having suicidal thoughts and was literally struggling to get out of bed, let alone play in front of millions.”
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