{"id":575540,"date":"2026-03-31T03:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/575540\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:56:09","slug":"nick-kyrgios-reveals-wimbledon-2022-final-loss-the-biggest-regret-of-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/575540\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios reveals Wimbledon 2022 final loss the biggest regret of his career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nick Kyrgios<\/a> has revealed the biggest regret of his tennis<\/a> career, while admitting he will continue to push for a return to the singles circuit. <\/p>\n

The Australian player has barely featured in singles tennis in recent years, battling significant wrist and knee injuries.<\/p>\n

But the last time he was truly fit was 2022, when he made the final of Wimbledon and the quarter final of the US Open.<\/p>\n

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\"Nick<\/p>\n

Nick Kyrgios of Australia talks with Leylah Fernandez of Canada competing at the AO mixed doubles.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

Speaking with NBA legend Allen Iverson on the Good Trouble With Nick Kyrgios podcast, the 30-year-old said he still regularly thinks about that Wimbledon final and the missed opportunity to change his legacy.<\/p>\n

It was a dream run for the Aussie, who finally put all the pieces together, got healthy and channelled his full potential. <\/p>\n

He knocked out No.26 seed Filip Krajinovi\u0107 of Serbia in the second round, then took down No.4 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas next.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios beat Cristian Garin in the quarter final before benefitting from a walkover in the semi final, after No.2 seed Rafael Nadal withdrew injured. <\/p>\n

The final hurdle was No.1 seed Novak Djokovic, who was looking for his 21st grand slam crown.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios took the first set off the Serbian legend 6-4, and says that early lead haunts him to this day. He would go on to lose the next three sets 3-6, 4-6, 6-7(3).<\/p>\n

“I played finals of Wimbledon a couple of years ago, and I played Novak Djokovic in the final,” he said to Iverson on the podcast.<\/p>\n

\"Novak<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios pose with their trophies after the 2022 Wimbledon final.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

“I won the first set, I’m right there, two sets away from basically becoming immortal in the sport.<\/p>\n

“I think about it every day, it still bothers me, and I still get asked about it.<\/p>\n

“I got so close\u2026 I think about it, and I feel like now, I’m not physically\u2026 I’ve had four surgeries, three surgeries in the last couple of years. So I feel my body isn’t as elite as it used to be.<\/p>\n

“You know what happens when you start declining physically and athletically. You know that your level is still there a little bit, but you can’t back it up as frequently.<\/p>\n

“In tennis, to win a grand slam, that’s all everyone cares about. You could have an amazing season, but at the end of the day, if you don’t have a grand slam, you’ll be forgotten.<\/p>\n

“I was right there, and I just didn’t capitalise on it. Now, I’m still playing, but whether or not I’ll have that opportunity again, I’m not sure.”<\/p>\n

\"Nick<\/p>\n

Nick Kyrgios during the 2026 Australian Open.\u00a0Morgan Hancock via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Kyrgios attempted to make a comeback on the ATP tour at the start of the year, but was beaten in straight sets at the Brisbane International, before opting out of a wildcard spot in the main draw of the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

He ultimately played doubles and mixed doubles at the grand slam.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios’ last singles win in an ATP singles match came in the first round of the 2025 Miami Open. It was his first since 2022. <\/p>\n

But retirement isn’t on his agenda just yet.<\/p>\n

“All I do now is play for the fans,” Kyrgios added on the podcast.<\/p>\n

“I still have a massive following. Now, I just enjoy going out there for the fans and putting on a crazy show, seeing the kids out there, that’s basically why I’m playing now.”<\/p>\n

Kyrgios has previously stated his hopes to play the grass court season and Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) events in 2026, as he attempts to continue his singles career. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios has revealed the biggest regret of his tennis career, while admitting he will continue to push…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-575540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}