- Nick Kyrgios has a burning desire to one day win Wimbledon
- Came agonisingly close in 2022, lost final to Novak Djokovic
- Kyrgios played just one match this year due to a knee injury
Tennis maverick Nick Kyrgios has revealed why he won’t retire from the sport anytime soon – the lure of winning Wimbledon.
The 28-year-old has spent virtually all of this year sidelined with injuries to his knee and wrist, but his burning desire to snare a Grand Slam singles title remains.
Losing the final to Novak Djokovic at the All England Club in 2022 sparked Kyrgios into life.
He proved to himself – and the world – what he was capable of, but ultimately still came up short.
And it burns the Canberra-raised star.
Tennis maverick Nick Kyrgios has revealed the reason he hasn’t already retired from the sport – the lure of winning Wimbledon
Losing the men’s singles final to Novak Djokovic at the All England Club in 2022 (pictured) sparked Kyrgios
‘I want to just be able to say I won one grand slam, singles, before I retire,’ he told Wide World of Sports.
‘That’s really driving me. I was so close, I was two sets away.
‘Wimbledon’s the biggest tournament in the world …It’s just got that prestige. It’s like the pinnacle of tennis to me. If you win Wimbledon, no one can kind of say anything to you, almost.’
After almost a decade on the ATP circuit, it appears the penny has finally dropped for Kyrgios.
He found love off the court in Sydney influencer Costeen Hatzi, and plans to be a father sooner rather than later.
But getting his body right is the immediate goal – and if that means missing the 2024 Australian Open, so be it.
‘I still feel as if I’m in some of my physical prime and I have belief in my game,’ he added.
‘I know what I’m able to do and I’ve got a lot of people around me that believe in my ability as well and I think that’s super important.
‘I’m just going to take it day by day and look to get back to where I was.’