{"id":115069,"date":"2025-09-03T06:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/115069\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T06:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T06:59:03","slug":"nick-kyrgios-responds-to-critics-who-claim-he-has-underachieved-during-his-tennis-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/115069\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios responds to critics who claim he has underachieved during his tennis career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nick Kyrgios has split opinion throughout his career, both due to his on and off-court antics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-promises-he-will-return-to-tennis-as-he-confirms-why-he-skipped-the-us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios was forced to miss the US Open this year<\/a>, with his injury problems continuing to cause him to withdraw from the biggest tennis events.<\/p>\n<p>This stemmed from a tournament over two years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-now-explains-how-he-sustained-the-injury-that-completely-derailed-his-tennis-career\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">where Kyrgios sustained the devastating injury<\/a> that has stopped him from playing more than five matches since then.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-sends-emotional-reminder-to-fans-on-social-media-amid-injury-struggles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios recently reminded fans of these injury struggles<\/a>, and he has now responded to those who have claimed he has underachieved in his tennis career.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2206302407-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Kyrgios of Australia looks dejected during his match against Karen Khachanov of Russia in the second round of the men's singles in the Miami Open at the Hard Rock Stadium.\" \/>Photo by Frey\/TPN\/Getty ImagesNick Kyrgios believes he has actually \u2018overachieved\u2019 in his career<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-sends-message-about-karen-khachanov-on-social-media-after-losing-to-him-at-the-miami-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios last played singles at the Miami Open<\/a> in March, and has continually had to withdraw from tournaments including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/french-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roland Garros<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With his wrist injury preventing him from competing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/former-wimbledon-finalist-admits-hes-now-very-close-to-retiring-from-tennis-there-is-not-much-left\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios is admittedly nearing retirement<\/a> and he has reflected on his tennis career when speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/alexander-bublik\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Bublik<\/a> on his new \u2018Tea with Bublik\u2019 podcast.<\/p>\n<p>In this podcast interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/nick-kyrgios\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios<\/a> was asked about reaching the Wimbledon final and whether he still thinks about it.<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios responded by saying the Wimbledon final loss \u2018haunts\u2019 him, before claiming he has actually overachieved coming from where he started his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt still haunts me\u2026I think look, I guess for me winning a Grand Slam wouldn\u2019t even be for me,\u201d said Kyrgios. \u201cIt would just be to be left alone. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess like that\u2019s something, like for me people say I\u2019ve underachieved and I\u2019m one of the best players never to do things and \u2018wasted his talent\u2019, but for me I look at my journey and where I came from and where I grew up and just everything; it\u2019s like I overachieved a lot. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike in my opinion, like for instance me sitting here being in New York, like you\u2019re [Bublik] about to play another US Open, like this is all a crazy journey like so everyday I hear like, \u2018Has Nick Kyrgios wasted his talent? Like he\u2019s the biggest waste of talent ever\u2019. It\u2019s not easy to deal with that every single day. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it\u2019s like, yeah I didn\u2019t win Wimbledon, but like being a Grand Slam finalist has to mean something. Like, I don\u2019t know, does it? I don\u2019t really care.<\/p>\n<p>What are Nick Kyrgios\u2019 biggest career achievements?<\/p>\n<p>Although Kyrgios may never win the Grand Slam singles title that he so desperately wanted, he has still achieved some impressive feats in his career.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian has won seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP<\/a> titles, with his last coming when he triumphed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/washington-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Open<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/the-big-statement-john-mcenroe-made-about-nick-kyrgios-after-he-stunned-rafael-nadal-and-beat-him-at-wimbledon-in-2014\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios also has victories over Rafael Nadal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/roger-federer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roger Federer<\/a>, something that not many players have achieved in their career.<\/p>\n<p>AchievementNick Kyrgios ResultCareer-high rankingNo.13Titles won7 (4x ATP 500, 3x ATP 250)Best Grand Slam singles resultFinal (Wimbledon 2022)Win-loss record against top 10 players27-41 (39.7%)OtherWon Australian Open doubles title with Thanasi Kokkinakis (2022)<\/p>\n<p>In his only Grand Slam singles final at Wimbledon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-admits-what-went-wrong-before-his-wimbledon-final-with-novak-djokovic-in-2022-thats-why-i-lost\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios was beaten by Djokovic<\/a>, but he has found some major success on the doubles court.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/australian-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Open<\/a>, Kyrgios and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/thanasi-kokkinakis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thanasi Kokkinakis<\/a> brushed past all the competition to win their first Grand Slam title together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios has split opinion throughout his career, both due to his on and off-court antics. 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