Nick Kyrgios admits concerns over parents’ illness as he shrugs off Canadian Open defeat

Nick Kyrgios admitted he has struggled with fatigue and mental focus recently as his mind is with his sick parents back in his native Australia.

The 27-year-old has enjoyed the best run of form of his career, winning 15 of his last 16 matches before he clashed with Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open. The only defeat in that period came against Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, which highlights how impressive Kyrgios has been.

Kyrgios suffered a frustrating defeat to the Pole, with the outspoken star battling for two sets before he ran out of gas to lose 7-6(7-4) 6-7(5-7) 6-1. Hurkacz will face Casper Ruud in the semi-finals in Montreal.

It makes sense that Kyrgios is suffering from exhaustion after he won the Citi Open singles and doubles in Washington before defeating World No.1 Daniil Medvedev en route to the last eight. Ultimately though, the Australian was not fussed about crashing out of the Citi Open as he revealed the plight of his parents.

“I honestly don’t care [about the winning streak ending],” Kyrgios said. “I have been on the road for nearly three months and I’ve been away from home, away from my mom who is in hospital, away from my dad. They’re not very well at the moment. So I don’t really care about no winning streak.

“When I am on the road I just want to put in good performances and make it worthwhile being here. I don’t care about records and that sort of stuff. I just want to make the most of my trip.

“I’ve got two more tournaments [Cincinnati and the US Open] left before I can go home.”

Against Hurkacz, Kyrgios battled through two tie breakers to settle the opening two sets before he was blown away in the all-important final set. Fans pointed to the long bathroom break