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The world number 45 last played a competitive
match in early February in Acapulco after deciding to remain at
home in Australia when the circuit resumed in Europe and North
America.
The 25-year-old, who has previously said that he does not have a
passion for tennis, said he was considering a lengthy spell away
from the game after seeing a psychiatrist before the start of
the season.
"I was thinking maybe it was time for me to just take a year
off," Kyrgios said in a typically frank interview in Saturday's
Sydney Morning Herald.
"I couldn't look at a tennis court. I had no happy feelings. I
had no desire to be out there. I had no motivation. I had no
need for growth out there.
"I was just going through the motions. It wasn't making me
happy. If anything it was decreasing my energy. It was a
negative impact on my life."
The "unfortunate circumstances" of the global health crisis
could not have suited him better, Kyrgios said.
"This time has been perfect," he added. "I've had it off where I
can completely reset and dabble in a couple of areas where my
passion was, be back in my community, be back in my home and
just get a complete reset. That's what I was thinking about
doing."
Kyrgios once said he would quit tennis altogether at the age of
27 and, while not ruling out an early retirement, thinks he will
probably play on longer.
"I feel I still have plenty more in the tank," he said.
"I could play past that if I wanted to. We'll see. Someone could
call it tomorrow, you know what I mean? Something can happen
where you don't want to play any more. I wouldn't say I'm
putting a number on it at the moment."
(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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