First by the eloquent results, including this high-flying final against Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon (New window) as if, eight years after defeating Rafael Nadal in the same venue, he was about to fulfill the Spaniard’s prophecy declaimed in 2014.
Nick is a player with enormous talent who could win major tournaments or fight for the top spot in the world
he said at the time.
For the top of the hierarchy, it remains to be proven, but for the major titles, we are almost there.
Kyrgios, it’s simple, we love it or we hate it.
The 27-year-old Australian arrives with a title acquired in Washington, a first in three years, by chaining six victories in one week. He is in splendid form, confirmed by his quick victory Tuesday over the center at Jarry Park, against Sebastian Baez, 36 hours after landing in Quebec.
I’m exhausted
were his first words at a press conference.
Maybe, but the trunk, the resistance that allows him to perform on this grueling and repetitive circuit, he has it now. And it’s new, have noticed some keen observers.
Gael Monfils first.
We often criticized Nick a little [sur son physique] and that’s what makes me laugh. Physically, I found him impeccable, solid. He has his way of playing and of shortening the exchanges. Physically, he has reached a level which helps him a lot to play well at the moment
dropped the Frenchman.
On this subject, Kyrgios revealed on Tuesday that a click had occurred before the start of the season at the Australian Open. A desire to win, the idea, perhaps, of being able to reach his full potential and to really consider the possibilities that would be offered to him with a little seriousness.
Let’s say, if he stopped having fun in the box until 4 a.m. like the time, in 2019, when he won this title in Acapulco by offering himself watercraft sessions before his matches after copiously watered evenings. And if he stopped bragging about it. This kind of awareness.
He said he now trains three to five hours a day. The 37th in the world lit up when asked if it is his work in the shadows that allows him to consistently excel.
That’s a great question
, he repeated with his head down as if talking to himself. In himself.
I don’t have a coach. No one in Sydney is pushing me to train. I have to do it by myself, organize my training, go to the tennis court, go to the gym. And I have to push myself. It’s a question of discipline. Make sure I’m resting, eating well, every day. It’s difficult
he estimated.
Difficult because his mother is in the hospital, because his father is not well either, because his brother has just welcomed a new baby. The kind of events to which normal people
usually attend.
” There are a lot of things that people don’t see. They only see me winning or losing or throwing my racket, but they don’t necessarily understand the challenges we face in our personal lives. There are so many little things you have to manage on a daily basis and at the same time try to beat players like Daniil Medvedev. It looks impossible, but it takes a lot to make it work. »
It will be precisely the most popular poster of this second round after, surely, the duel of Félix Auger-Aliassime against Yoshihito Nishioka. Kyrgios-Medvedev: fireworks promised.
There are a lot more things that motivate me to play now. Many people look at me, I can inspire them by the way I play. It’s a powerful engine
he added.
There is still a thing or two to perfect before becoming the subject of the oral presentations of young people, the model to follow or the ideal son-in-law, but, at least, the intention seems to be there.
The fact remains, however, that his numerous escapades on and off the field condemn him to controversy. He has already paid more than half a million dollars in fines of all kinds. He was due to appear in early August in a court in Canberra, Australia, to respond to allegations of domestic violence, the episode of which allegedly occurred in December 2021.
His lawyer then simply said he took the allegations very seriously
without specifying whether or not he intended to defend himself.
A short Australian press review did not provide any new details on the matter. This all the same casts a chill on the revival of a more motivated and hard-working tennis player.
Controversy sticks to his body, despite his desire, as he himself affirms, to invent this year
.
On a tennis court, there is a little unheard of in what he does, a little inaccessible, even to the majority of the greatest players in this world.
After Monfils, Frances Tiafoe nodded.
He’s been playing well all year and he’s finally doing it his way. When he plays, he shows up for real. He didn’t play the season on clay, he preferred to spend time at home. He has a new girlfriend. He manages his energy, it’s perfect for him. And, above all, he is happy. He is finally in a good state of mind. It’s good for tennis
argued the American.
Like Sinatra before him, in his own way… very particular it is true.
We would love to give thanks to the writer of this write-up for this amazing material
Nick Kyrgios, in the footsteps of Frank Sinatra