Almost a year before the tour, the talented Nick Kyrgios returned to Melbourne, where he won a few games before losing to Borna Coric in the round of 16 of the ATP 250 event organized in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year .
At the Australian Open, he defeated Federico Silva and Ugo Humbert before losing to Dominic Thiem from Austria in the third round after being two sets ahead.
Becker praises Nick Kyrgios
According to three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, the Canberra player has a very good chance of doing well in the most prestigious Grand Slam in the world: “Nick Kyrgios and I had our differences, but I have to admit that his attitude on the pitch at the Australian Open was impressed.
His five-set game against Thiem was one of the best of two weeks, “said the German via Essentially Sports.” I always thought that with his enormous talent he should win at least once at Wimbledon.
With this powerful serve and this fast game he could do anything. Whatever he does, it will only depend on one person – Nick himself ”. Kyrgios is currently number 48 in the ATP world rankings and in October 2016 he became number 13 in the world.
In 2014, at the age of only 19, he reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon by defeating Spaniard Rafael Nadal as a wildcard in the fourth round. The Australian has won six career trophies, including the ATP 500 in Tokyo, Acapulco and Washington.
The last edition of the Australian Open was won again by Novak Djokovic, who defeated Daniil Medvedev. Nole is now at 18 Grand Slams, which means he only needs two more titles to level the result with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
In the women’s category, the Japanese Naomi Osaka returned to success and increasingly became the protagonist of the WTA tour. She received her fourth major trophy. Photo credit: Tennisnet.com
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