It is not the start that Nick Kyrgios was hoping for. After spending the majority of the last season on the sidelines, the Australian star further disappointed his fans following his Australian Open withdrawal. The 28-year-old hasn’t recovered from his injuries yet and faces another spell away from the court. To make matters worse, he made a shocking revelation about his future. Despite this, Serena Williams’ former coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, backed him to come back stronger.

Along with his coaching responsibilities, Mouratoglou often shares his expert opinions on the trending topics in the tennis world. Here’s what he had to say about Kyrgios.

Kyrgios doesn’t seem to appreciate spending 150 to 200 grand a year for Tennis coaching

Recently, Kyrgios was involved in the ‘What Now? with Trevor Noah’ podcast. During the podcast, he talked about various subjects – from his professional to his personal life. Further, he also went on to talk about if he wanted a tennis coach.

Opening up about this, he said, “No one knows my game the way I know my game. I know what I need to improve on. I know what my strengths are. But also it’s just a waste of money. In my opinion, a lot of coaches are like, charging like 150 to 200 grand a year. I’m like, for what, like, you stand there and like, like I do my own study.”

Meanwhile, Patrick Mouratoglou was asked if he would like to coach Kyrgios. While Mouratoglou respected Kyrgios’ decision to not have a coach, he revealed that the Australian star would be one of the most exciting guys to coach, hinting about future collaboration.

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However, it remains uncertain when Kyrgios will be back on the court. While he is recovering from his injuries, he once dropped a major hint about his retirement shortly.

Kyrgios to retire shortly?

Despite being away from the tennis court, Kyrgios has never failed to stay away from the limelight. During an interview last year, he made clear his future priorities while talking about his career.

He said, “The schedule is out of control, bro!! I’m getting old. 28. But with all the drinking and partying, I’m 57. 33 is insane. I’m not playing till I’m 33. Once I’m gone, you’ll never see me again.”

Kyrgios is already 28 and going by his words, it looks like the end is near for him. Additionally, he will be involved at the Australian Open as a commentator, further fueling retirement speculations. Nonetheless, only Kyrgios knows if he’s ever going to play tennis again.

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