Nick Kyrgios reveals he was admitted to psychiatric ward with suicidal thoughts after Wimbledon 2019
Nick Kyrgios talks about being admitted to a psychiatric ward with suicidal thoughts after Wimbledon 2019 – as the telltale sign he was in mental distress is revealed
- Nick Kyrgios had suicidal thoughts after losing to Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon
- As a result, the Australian was admitted to a psychiatric ward in London
- He made the revelation in the new series of the Netflix documentary Break Point
Nick Kyrgios has revealed that he was admitted to a psychiatric ward in London in 2019 with thoughts of suicide.
The Australian lost to Rafael Nadal in the second round at Wimbledon in four sets and admitted that he was ‘considering whether I wanted to kill myself’.
The revelation comes in the new series of the Netflix documentary Break Point, which will be released on June 21.
Nick Kyrgios revealed he had suicidal thoughts after losing at Wimbledon in 2019
The Australian (left) lost to Rafael Nadal (right) in the second round in four sets.
“I honestly considered committing suicide,” he says.
“I lost at Wimbledon. I woke up and my father was sitting on the bed 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 psychiatric ward in London to sort out my problems.'”
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