Nick Kyrgios seems to have called time on his singles career in the Australian Open, saying he’s unlikely to play at Melbourne Park again.
“I didn’t want to throw in the towel and walk off or retire or, you know, I was. Was hurting physically, but I respect my opponent. Fans that waited hours to come see me play.”
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“Yeah, I mean, realistically, I probably can’t see myself playing single as much here.”
His comments came after he crashed out in the opening round to Brit Jacob Fearnley.
Nick Kyrgios hasn’t played a grand slam in two years due to injury. He says he will continue this year’s grand slam season focusing on Wimbledon and doubles matches with fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Kokkinakis was among eight other Aussies advancing to Round Two of the tournament after securing a win yesterday.
Also on the list is former prodigy Destanee Aiava who bagged her first grand slam match win yesterday. Aiava joins James McCabe, Aleksandar Vukic, Ajla Tomljanović, Talia Gibson, Tristan Schoolkate, James Duckworth and Jordan Thompson.
10-time-champ Novak Djokovic also pulled off a comeback after losing his first set to 19-year-old Nishesh Basavareddy from the states. It was Djokovic’s first victory under new coach Andy Murray.
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