Nick Kyrgios says ‘hopefully I can win a Slam and just retire’ as he looks ahead to 2023 tennis season

Nick Kyrgios joked that he hopes he can win a Grand Slam in 2023 and “just retire”.

Kyrgios, 27, came close to winning his first major this season as he made the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in four sets.

Kyrgios also lifted a Grand Slam doubles titles at the Australian Open with Thanasi Kokkinakis.

He is currently played at the inaugural World Tennis League along with Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alexander Zverev.

Speaking in between matches at the exhibition event, Kyrgios said about his future ambitions: “Hopefully I can win a Slam and just retire.”

However, he had one of his best seasons in 2022, winning three doubles titles and one singles title.

Asked whether he would be happy with a repeat performance next season, he said: “Would I sign again? Honestly, I don’t know about it.

“It took a lot of hard work this season, a lot of discipline and it seems the better you do, everyone wants a bit more of you and it becomes more stressful.

“But I had a lot of fun this season. And I’m finally just proud to say I made a Slam final and started to meet some expectations. I had a lot of fun, I enjoyed it, definitely felt better off and on the court.”

Kyrgios is part of Team Eagles in Dubai and said he is a fan of the format.

“I’m a massive fan of the team environment, I think it’s pretty cool. It’s a good experience for the fans and the players, not many events where I can be seen next to Rohan Bopanna and Bianca Andreescu so it’s pretty cool, it gives tennis a bit of a different dynamic.”

This week he has some of his family with him as he prepares for the new season.

“Obviously coming from Australia I don’t have them with me often and I’m not going to spend Christmas in Australia, so they decided to come here and just spend a couple days here and enjoy it,” he said.

“We’re doing a couple things and my nephew is here, so it’s pretty exciting times.”

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