Determined Australian Nick Kyrgios is ready to stage a comeback in December in Abu Dhabi, aiming to silence his critics and clinch a Grand Slam title.
The former world No. 13 has competed in solely a single ATP Tour singles match over the previous two years attributable to persistent knee, foot and wrist accidents.
At 29, Kyrgios has contemplated retirement on a number of events. However, in an interview with News Corp’s Code Sports on Monday, he confirmed his participation within the World Tennis League occasion this December, paving the way in which for a robust problem on the Australian Open in January.
“I am coming back because something is keeping me around the game,” he mentioned.
“I’ve overwhelmed just about each person who has been put in entrance of me, made a last of a Grand Slam, gained a doubles title in a Grand Slam, gained a number of titles and made cash.
“But I feel the one factor that’s now on my goal is a Grand Slam. I feel that would be the solely factor that may shut folks up on the finish of the day.
“That’ll be my deep motivation.”
Kyrgios, who has labored as a commentator throughout his absence, reached his maiden singles Grand Slam last at Wimbledon in 2022, dropping in 4 units to Novak Djokovic.
He was unable to advance additional in an period dominated by Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, alongside along with his generally fragile temperament, which led some pundits to write down him off as a wasted expertise.
However, with Nadal saying his retirement final week and Djokovic now 37, Kyrgios believes the sport is “the most open it has ever been.”
Kyrgios has at all times been flamable and earned a status for outbursts and meltdowns on the court docket early in his profession, however he denied he was “a bad boy.”
“I guess I was branded that just because I was a bit outside the circle of what a normal tennis player is,” he mentioned.
“I don’t think I carry that perception with the Aussie public anymore. But at the start of my career, people thought I was like a murderer.”
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