After surgery and close to 16 months of around-the-clock rehabilitation, things began looking up for Nick Kyrgios. And yet here he is, dealing with pain once more.

Nick Kyrgios hinted on Monday that his straight-sets loss in the first round of the Australian Open may be his final singles match in his home country's Grand Slam event. Kyrgios lost 7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (2) to Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley,

The 29-year-old’s Australian Open return was short-lived — and he warned it could be his last singles match in his homeland.