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Donald McRae

Nick Kyrgios: ‘If I’d acted a bit differently, I would have had a Wimbledon title’

Nick Kyrgios on stage
Nick Kyrgios says he is proud to make it through his depression and now be helping others. Photograph: Ben Appleton

Wimbledon runs through Nick Kyrgios’s tumultuous career with a mysterious force full of pain, glory and controversy. It is a tournament defined by history and restraint but, for Kyrgios the disruptor, it is also a place pitted with dark despair and sunlit magic.

The Australian has spent a night in a psychiatric ward while playing at Wimbledon and also been served with court orders and lawsuits during and after the 2022 championship that ended in him pushing Novak Djokovic so hard in a memorable final. But he has since struggled with injury and he will miss his third successive Wimbledon this year.

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