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Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has revealed he “genuinely contemplated” suicide and also spent time in a psychiatric hospital in London following the Wimbledon event in 2019
Kyrgios has opened up about his mental health battles in the latest series of the Netflix documentary Break Point which is released later this month.
The 28-year-old also revealed he wore a white sleeve in his second round defeat to Rafael Nadal in 2019 to hide evidence of self harm.
![LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 10: Nick Kyrgios of Australia with the the runner up trophy after loosing in the Mens Singles Final against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club at Wimbledon on July 10, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GEZJ4EZPSRBU7BKFG5PHNSNDLI.jpg?auth=72e416520650912f046e253a8c82dc325a5adbef3b8a806a04b9337abd5e2a6b&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)