Nick Kyrgios says he’s “very thankful” to Andy Murray for serving to him together with his psychological well being struggles.
Kyrgios mentioned he later received a sleeve tattoo on his proper arm to cowl up proof of self-harm.
“He [Murray] saw it [the self-harm], and he said, ‘What’s that on your arm?'” Kyrgios advised TalkTV.
Talking on Piers Morgan Uncensored he added: “It was pretty bad at that stage. Andy obviously was trying to give me advice on it. But I was just so stuck in my ways at that time that I didn’t listen.
“Clearly I am very grateful. I thank him lots.”
In line with the Times, three-time Grand Slam champion Murray had asked Kyrgios about the marks on his arm during a practice session, before the Scot alerted Kyrgios’ manager John Morris to what he had seen.
“Andy was at all times a giant supporter of me,” Kyrgios, 28, added.
“As quickly as I got here on the tour, he type of noticed a piece in progress and took me underneath his wing.
“Then he realised later in my career that I don’t think I was coachable or I was on my own path, but he was always someone that was looking out for me.”
Kyrgios wrote a prolonged Instagram submit in February 2022 about his psychological well being struggles, saying he had had “suicidal thoughts” and “struggled to get out of bed” in 2019, stating self-harm marks on his arm in a photograph from the Australian Open.
He completed the submit by saying he was at the moment in a a lot better place.
The Australian, who reached final 12 months’s ultimate of Wimbledon earlier than shedding to Novak Djokovic, says essentially the most “powerful thing” in his profession is now having the ability to assist folks with their psychological well being issues.
“I’ve almost been a beacon for people who are struggling,” he added. “When they feel like they’re overwhelmed and they’re going towards drinking, drugs and stuff, they open up and they feel like I’m relatable.
“That is been essentially the most highly effective factor in my profession, folks coming to me with real points.”
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