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Nick Kyrgios health: Star's 'bad boy' reputation led to 'darkest period' of his life

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Kyrgios' abilities as a player cannot be denied. In singles, his career-high ATP ranking of world No. 13 was achieved on 24 October 2016 and he has won six ATP Tour titles and has reached nine finals.

Off the court, the 27-year-old has spoken publicly about his difficult time with mental health, some of which was made worse due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The star admitted that he "spiralled out of control" and got to the point of self-harm and relying on both drugs and alcohol. "It was very serious, to the point of self-harm and it's not okay," Kyrgios shared back in May 2022. "I guess I pushed everyone that cared about me away and I wasn't communicating, and I just shut down real life and I was trying to handle and tackle my problems head-on. "I was abusing alcohol a lot, drugs and that spiralled out of control. "The talented tennis star shared that at his lowest, he thought that he was "letting people down all the time" with individuals believing that he was "the crazy tennis player" rather than a human being. DON'T MISS: Sue Nicholls: Star's 'dangerous' cancer was spotted by viewer - 'Ugly duckling' signsHe continued to add: "I felt worthless to be honest, I didn't feel comfortable, I hated my life at one stage. "I was cutting, burning, just pretty f*ed up s***.

It was so dark that I kind of liked it as well, like asking people to do it and stuff. What doesn't kill you makes you stranger (and stronger).

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