Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been anything but idle in his time away from the courts over the past few months.
With concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic, the 25-year-old opted against travelling overseas to play the US and French Opens, with his last tournament appearance in February in Acapulco.
In the time since, Kyrgios has continued work on his NK Foundation, which offers low-cost access to sport and education for underprivileged youth.
Following on from Kyrgios' fundraising efforts during the bushfire crisis at the start of the year, he says the foundation is his way of giving back.
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"The platform I have now, I wanted to give back in some way, but I wasn't sure how," Kyrgios told NBA.com's Benyam Kidane.
"I was doing hospital visits overseas in France, and I said I wanted to open a facility with tennis courts and basketball courts.
"Basically just a home - an opportunity for kids who don't necessarily have a home or who are disadvantaged to come in and feel accepted.
"When I was young, I was overweight and was bullied and I was very insecure about playing sport. I just wanted to make it clear that everyone can do it, everyone can get the opportunity, everyone can have a family."
In September, the NK Foundation announced its support for a new tennis facility in the Canberra suburb of Gungahlin.
The foundation will provide free coaching clinics and uniforms and organise social events.
"Playing tennis is just a part of it for me. Until I got a platform, I didn't realise how many people looked up to me," Kyrgios said.
"I have young people every day actually look up to me like I'm a brother or something. That's where I get the most joy.
"I love playing tennis matches and winning. I love playing pick-up basketball and winning. But when I see a kid that has low confidence or who struggles - and not even in sport, just in general life - when you can go up to them and say a couple of words or a few sentences, and it just changes their whole outlook on life, and make them grow and be happy, that's what it's about for me."
"People may not believe that. People may think it's the money, the travel, the fame, but for me, I just love helping kids. I love going down to the local tennis courts and playing and bringing joy to the kids.
"That's what it's about for me."
With the sporting world put on hold for most of the year, Kyrgios says he's used 2020 to refresh and reset, but is looking forward to getting back on court this summer.
"I wasn't comfortable going overseas with everything going on at the moment," he said.
"It's incredibly hard to get overseas, and then we have to quarantine when we get back, so I just used this time as a reset. I'd been travelling and I haven't seen my family like this in about seven or eight years.
"This is a crucial seven month block where I'm just with my family.
"I'm going to come back through the Australian summer. I think that's when I'll come back.
"I miss it, I'm a competitor in no matter what I do. So I'm missing it, and I'm not taking this time for granted either."