{"id":30354,"date":"2025-01-13T17:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=30354"},"modified":"2025-01-13T17:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T17:59:17","slug":"nick-kyrgios-hints-at-retirement-after-shock-first-round-defeat-in-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/nick-kyrgios-hints-at-retirement-after-shock-first-round-defeat-in-australian-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios Hints At Retirement After Shock First Round Defeat In Australian Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nick Kyrgios has dropped major hints at retirement this week, after he was shocked in the Australia Open first round by Brit Jacob Fearnley.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is Nick Kyrgios’ Career Over?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Monday afternoon Nick Kyrgios suffered a shock upset at the Australian Open, losing to Jacob Fearnley in yet another upset in a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

It was an emphatic defeat for Kyrgios in the first round, with British star Jacob Fearnley thrashing his opponent in straight sets despite coming into the game as the clear underdog.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios was nursing an abdominal injury<\/a> during his loss and during the game he was caught on broadcast arguing with his team during a frustrating tiebreaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t f***ing serve… just like I told you,\u201d he yelled towards his team. \u201cJust keep serving, right? I\u2019m here now. I\u2019m here now so I may as well just keep serving, pretty much.\u201d<\/p>\n

There wasn’t much of a positive outlook from the Australian after his loss and Kyrgios dropped a major retirement hint when admitting that he may never play on home soil again.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, I mean, realistically I can’t really see myself probably playing singles again here, so… Yeah, it was special.” Kyrgios said. “I kind of was taking everything in tonight in those moments.”<\/p>\n

“I didn’t want to just throw in the towel and walk off or retire. I was hurting physically. I respect my opponent. The fans waited hours to come see me play.”<\/p>\n

Despite his announcement, it seems Kyrgios will keep playing Grand Slams in 2025, with plans to play in the Davis Cup this year where he will represent Australia yet again.<\/p>\n

WATCH: Kyrgios Makes Stunning Admission On Future<\/h3>\n
\n

“I can’t see myself playing singles again here” \ud83e\udd7a<\/p>\n

Kyrgios admits that we may have witnessed his last #AusOpen<\/a> singles performance \ud83d\udc94 pic.twitter.com\/p6tULtjrSl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Eurosport (@eurosport) January 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n