"I would just let the ATP ship sink": Nick Kyrgios would jump straight away if Saudi Arabia announced tennis breakaway super tour
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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.”
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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