Australian tennis enigma Nick Kyrgios has revealed Andy Murray performed a significant function in serving to him throughout a “dark” psychological well being disaster.
Kyrgios has spoken candidly at numerous phases over the past two years about private struggles, most notably within the Netflix sequence Break Point.
But in an interview with polarising English broadcaster Piers Morgan, the 28-year-old stated Murray, the three-time main winner, took an lively curiosity in serving to flip his life round.
“Andy was always a big supporter of me,” Kyrgios stated on Piers Morgan Uncensored this week.
“As soon as I came on the tour, he kind of saw a work in progress and took me under his wing.
“He noticed it (the self-harm) and he stated, ‘What’s that in your arm?’ It was fairly unhealthy at that stage.
“I’d be in the locker room and people would be able to see my self-harm. So I could only imagine what people would think when they were actually versing me on the tennis court.
“They’re like, ‘Wow, this man’s mentally in a storm in the mean time and he is nonetheless attempting to play’.
“I won tournaments on the professional tour (but was still) drinking every night, self-harming, burning things on my arm, cutting myself for fun.
“It grew to become an habit of ache. I hated myself. I hated waking up and being Nick Kyrgios.”
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist remains sidelined with knee and wrist issues and seems unlikely to take part in January’s Australian Open for a second-straight year.
But being able to help other vulnerable people has given Kyrgios a purpose outside of tennis.
“I’ve nearly been a beacon for people who find themselves struggling,” he stated.
“When they really feel like they’re overwhelmed, they usually’re going in direction of consuming, medication and stuff; they open up, they usually really feel like I’m relatable.
“That’s been the most powerful thing in my career; people coming to me with genuine issues.
“They ship me images in my Instagram, direct messages, self-harming and genuinely desirous to commit suicide.”
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Source: www.perthnow.com.au
