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'Devastated' Kyrgios' career-changing admission - CtrlF.XYZ

'Devastated' Kyrgios' career-changing admission

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A visibly shattered Nick Kyrgios conceded helium was "heartbroken" by being bundled retired of the US Open successful a quarter-final nonaccomplishment to Karen Khachanov.

And, for the archetypal clip successful his decade-long career, the Aussie enigma conceded winning expansive slams is present the lone happening that volition quench his sporting thirst.

Kyrgios is nearing the extremity of what has been his champion play connected tour. His round-of-16 exit astatine Flushing Meadows followed a maiden expansive slam last quality astatine Wimbledon, wherever helium mislaid to Novak Djokovic.

But helium failed to spot immoderate positives aft losing successful 5 sets, having been the bookmakers' favourite to triumph successful New York pursuing the departures of Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal from the tourney draw.

"I consciousness similar shit. I consciousness similar I've fto truthful galore radical down," Kyrgios told media aft losing to Khachanov.

"I consciousness similar these 4 tournaments are the lone ones that are ever gonna matter, and it's similar you person to commencement it each again, and I person to hold until Australian Open.

"It's devastating. It's heartbreaking.

"Not conscionable for me, it's for everyone I cognize that wants maine to win."

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Kyrgios, 27, is undoubtedly successful the midst of a career-best tally of signifier this year.

But his endowment has ne'er been successful question. It is his exertion and appetite to win that tennis fans Down Under person struggled to get a work connected since watching the tenacious kid from Canberra bushed Rafael Nadal astatine Wimbledon successful 2014.

Kyrgios loses it aft shaking hands with umpire

But since helium shocked the All England Club to suffice for his archetypal expansive slam last earlier this year, supporters person noticed a alteration successful cognition from Kyrgios.

He's nary longer connected circuit to simply cod a paycheque. He present wants to triumph large titles - and thing other volition beryllium bully enough.

"Honestly I don't adjacent truly attraction astir immoderate different tournament," Kyrgios said aft his US Open loss.

"I consciousness similar astatine the expansive slams, present having occurrence astatine a expansive slam, it's similar nary different tourney truly matters.

"It's similar you get better, you get worse, and past astatine a expansive slam nary of it matters, you lone triumph oregon lose.

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"People don't attraction whether you got amended connected the day, oregon you mislaid (6-4) successful the fifth, oregon you played 1 of the champion matches of the tourney - you lost.

"That's each radical retrieve astatine a expansive slam, whether you triumph oregon you lose, and I deliberation each different tourney during the twelvemonth is simply a discarded of time.

"You conscionable beforehand up and amusement up astatine a expansive slam, that's what you're remembered by."

Kyrgios would not reply whether helium plans to play immoderate much tournaments this year.

He volition alert location to Canberra wherever his parents person been ill.

He did, though, arsenic overmuch arsenic corroborate his volition to contention the Australian Open successful January.

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