Nick Kyrgios reveals he was admitted to psychiatric ward with suicidal thoughts after Wimbledon 2019

Nick Kyrgios has revealed he was admitted to a psychiatric ward in London with suicidal thoughts in 2019.

The Australian lost in four sets to Rafael Nadal in the second round at Wimbledon and admitted he was ‘contemplating if I wanted to commit suicide’.

The revelation comes in the new series of Netflix’s documentary Break Point, which will be released on June 21.

The Australian (left) lost in four sets to Rafael Nadal (right) in the second round 

‘I was genuinely contemplating if I wanted to commit suicide,’ he says in ‘Belonging’, episode six of the new series.

‘I lost at Wimbledon. I woke up and my dad was sitting on the bed, full-blown 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 psych ward in London to figure out my problems.”’

Kyrgios lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-7 to Nadal and wore a long white sleeve on his right arm to conceal evidence of self-harming.

‘I was drinking, abusing drugs, lost my relationship with my family, pushed all my close friends away,’ he explains.

“You could tell I was hurting. My whole arm was covered in scars. That’s why I actually got my arm sleeve. To cover it all.’

In the episode, Kyrgios’ father, George, reveals he told the tennis star he wasn’t ‘on the right path’ after his breakdown. 

‘I told him: “This is not the right path, mate. You’ve got bigger and better things to chase, you know.” 

‘He was in tears […] I’m here for Nick. Nothing else matters. When he’s away, he’s my first priority. He’s very sensitive, very fragile.’

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