{"id":395781,"date":"2026-01-06T18:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/395781\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:03:12","slug":"kyrgios-returns-to-singles-tennis-but-the-delusion-is-gone-news-com-au","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/395781\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrgios returns to singles tennis, but the \u2018delusion\u2019 is gone &#8211; News.com.au"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-AFBVV95cUxPY2g4emRqSnlxSUMtN2Z5M2tlUzRUNW9GUi1aVXV1czllN0g3QlRZOFVhNDU0N2xsTExHNmowOE5OcmNSd2xsN29UZUNwNm5rSTdrYzBkOWE5cFlZVDltRFFpMEFuZ3JmVmkxMDFRcGpOV3RaS0lDem1ORXcxX1VFdVpxVGpWQkFJZzhvUWFBb0ViX1pOQ216NGx2RnFIRTJIR09sNHRnVVBEUjk2dG9tZUIzR19YaUxkbzN6N1JNSzlYX3NKU0pUc2dGdHNFbUFUNkw2QU16bzhCTk5jdXMzN2d1bE8wcVhYSklZU1luaEpldHBmWndXNg?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyrgios returns to singles tennis, but the \u2018delusion\u2019 is gone<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;News.com.au<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMikgFBVV95cUxQYlVYTEExLVFGU2pHRUE0RTJCaVF6a3cwYW9JeHFVN3pLaF9Yb3lodWRGZzhGdzBWY0ZZR3lzMW1EbXhzX0RnN3FWZGlCSk1rVVRMWTdVdXpsMl92TE1CTE5DdTVnUENfX1VTVHBGZVdRaWhyaVg4b1lpQWtKWVVDQWZ1SEpSYnBmVlp0cU1EOXp1QQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyrgios proud but disappointed as reality of his failing body hits home<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Australian Broadcasting Corporation<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMixgFBVV95cUxORHlZYS01WTEzdVZqM0p3dzRjUjRWcmk2Q0NWMFUyT2J5Q2FmcmRLcEpJY2RVeVM3Q0FROFdwWWxFQWZ6TlZUdFVTOWlmRWFKdnVXaDJQaFBIWjJ3cFhtSWcyWlhGMGc2amZaLTlpbGgzcU9oa0xMSDR5RnVNSW1lNEpwRE1ZR29rUW5iWmRtSWtNNHBGYWlqTVE4Y3BfRVprcW5RWW4tb0hIUDRISDZjVzBYRDlXVGMyUWtucG43TDhKTEZ4aXc?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Kyrgios may be resigned to tennis fringes as singles career fizzles out<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Guardian<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018Delusion I was best in the world\u2019: Kyrgios\u2019 brutal honesty&#8230; 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