While Kyrgios enjoyed his new role off the court, his own playing future remains uncertain. Speaking in a recent interview with Unscriptd, the former world No. 13 said he still hopes to return to competition before the end of the year.
“I’m training pretty much every day and playing. I’m just not competing,” Kyrgios told host Josh Mansour. “The (ATP) Tour schedule’s nearly done, but there are a couple of events that I’m preparing for.”
Among those are high-profile exhibition matches, including The Garden Cup at Madison Square Garden on December 8—featuring Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka, and Tommy Paul—and a “Battle of the Sexes”-style event against world No. 1 Sabalenka in Dubai on December 28.
Even so, Kyrgios admitted that retirement is looming.
“I do know that I’m getting to the end of my tennis career now, especially with all these injuries,” he said. “I can’t do another surgery where you’re out for another six to nine months.”