Kyrgios: "My great motivation is shutting people up by winning a Grand Slam"
The Australian explains the reasons that have driven him to work hard to overcome his injuries, with the goal of competing again in 2025.
A unique character, tremendously controversial, and with extraordinary talent. Nick Kyrgios has been out of the limelight on the tennis courts for a long time, but he has managed to keep making headlines with controversial statements. Now, he is getting ready for his comeback at the 2025 Australian Open and reveals what drives him to give himself a new chance as a professional tennis player.
The ordeal of injuries that Nick Kyrgios has gone through in recent years is one of the wildest seen in the global tennis scene. Shortly after reaching his peak performance and appearing to show some maturity and mental consistency, the Australian started facing all kinds of problems that kept him away from competition for years. Many thought he wouldn't return to compete, but he has worked very hard, and now he reveals what has driven him to do so. He is already preparing for the 2025 Australian Open.
- Kyrgios faces this new stage at 29 years old after overcoming serious injuries
"There is still something that keeps me connected to tennis. I have been able to beat practically anyone who has faced me, defeated the best players in history, been a Grand Slam finalist, a Grand Slam doubles champion, won many titles, and a lot of money. But all I have in mind right now is to be an individual champion of a Grand Slam tournament. That would be the only thing that could silence many people. That is my great motivation," asserted the Australian in a podcast, as reported by the BBC.
The organizers of the 2025 Australian Open have already confirmed that Kyrgios will participate in the main draw, either with a wild card or a Protected Ranking. His relationship with the Australian public has been a love-hate one, but they hope that, at 29 years old, he faces this new stage with maturity. "I was labeled as a bad boy because I deviated from the norm in tennis. They thought I was some kind of killer, but I think people see me differently now," declared a Nick Kyrgios who sees the circuit as very open at the moment and conducive for his emergence to bring him some great joy in the medium term.
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