A shattered Alexei Popyrin has conceded his tennis 'can't keep going on like this' after a first-round Australian Open exit completed a nightmare summer. When asked when he felt things would turn, an emotional Popyrin's voice wavered as he said: 'I don't know. 'But when it keeps happening ... maybe I have to look at myself and see and really look deep inside because it can't keep going on like this.' 'I just couldn't come up with the finishing touch nearly three times today, and that's really disappointing. 'Nothing beats playing for your country, but at the same time I have to think about my year,' he said.

Source: Daily Mail January 20, 2026 05:54 UTC