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Nick Kyrgios thanks Andy Murray for spotting signs of self-harm
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Nick Kyrgios has thanked Andy Murray for helping him to overcome suicidal thoughts after noticing signs of self-harm on the Australian’s body.

In an exclusive interview with Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV, Kyrgios has given details on his mental health struggles four years ago, when he suffered from depression and substance abuse. Kyrgios, 28, has previously said that he was admitted to a psychiatric ward in London after losing to Rafael Nadal in the second round of Wimbledon in 2019.

Kyrgios has now publicly acknowledged the role that Murray played at the time in raising concerns about his mental state. During a practice session, Murray had asked Kyrgios about abnormal physical damage on his arm before alerting the Australian’s manager, John Morris.

“Andy was always a big supporter of me,” Kyrgios said. “As soon as I came on the tour, he kind of saw a work in progress and took me under his wing. Then he realised later in my career that I don’t think I was coachable or I was on my own path, but he was always someone that was looking out for me.

“He saw it [the self-harm] and he said, ‘What’s that on your arm?’ It was pretty bad at that stage. Andy obviously was trying to give me advice on it. But I was just so stuck in my ways at that time that I didn’t listen. Obviously I’m very thankful. I thank him a lot.”

Kyrgios added: “I think it was all a year-and-a-half to two years of just complete harm. It was pretty dark to be honest. I won tournaments on the professional tour, drinking every night, self-harming, burning things on my arm, cutting myself for fun. It became an addiction of pain. I hated myself. I hated waking up and being Nick Kyrgios.”