Australian says he ‘ended up in a psych ward’ in London‘I woke up and my dad was sitting on the bed, crying’
Nick Kyrgios has revealed he was admitted to a psychiatric ward after contemplating ending his life following his defeat against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2019.
The world No 25 said the second-round, four-set defeat by the Spaniard was the lowest point of his career. “I was genuinely contemplating suicide,” Kyrgios, who wore a white sleeve on his right arm to hide tell-tale self-harm scars, told the Netflix documentary, Break Point. “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.’
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123, or email [email protected] or [email protected]. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org.
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