"I would just let the ATP ship sink": Nick Kyrgios would jump straight away if Saudi Arabia announced tennis breakaway super tour

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has admitted that he will jump the ship if he gets an opportunity to get Saudi money. There have been media reports in the recent past suggesting that the oil-rich country is looking to invest in the sport on a similar pattern to what they did in golf.

Kyrgios was recently quoted in a report where he stated that he would be more than keep to join any such initiative. “I would have been the first one to jump off. I would have gone. I would have just let the ATP ship sink,” he said.

Kyrgios, who is still in a recovery phase after missing the majority of the year because of fitness concerns, also stated that he enjoyed working as an analyst in different events throughout the year.

“I played a full year last year, no injuries; had great results, had a great year,” he said. “I barely played this year, two surgeries, and now still, I would probably say they’re both equally as fine, which is crazy. Most tennis players would be like, ‘This was just depressing’. People would be struggling, they would be like, ‘What do I do? Who’s my identity?’.

"This year, it’s been equally as enjoyable as last year. That’s just my personality and how different it is. That’s the crazy thing. I just don’t think I could do three seasons like that in a row. I wouldn’t be able to play anymore. I was spent after I got home after the US Open, I was cooked. I was so mentally fried. I was just so tired.

"Physically, I felt fine but just mentally, I was over it. So maybe this year is a counterbalance. It’s been a minute. I still feel like if you put a racket in my hand it wouldn’t feel foreign at all.”