Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios called Novak Djokovic the “best of all time” and predicted the Serbian great would win more Grand Slams before announcing his retirement.
Kyrgios even claimed that the current world number one never got the credit he deserved, despite his consistency and excellent series of performances.
“I think he (Novak Djokovic) is the best of all time. As [24] Grand Slams and I think he’s got a few more in him too, it’s crazy. I don’t think he gets enough credit that he deserves. He’s also been touring for about 20 years, just like longevity,” Kyrgios said on the latest episode of the Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson podcast.
Nick Kyrgios, who is 2-1 against Novak Djokovic, hasn’t had a memorable outing this year due to injuries. Djokovic, on the other hand, had his only victory against Kyrgios at Wimbledon last year.
Nick Kyrgios says Novak Djokovic is the best of all time, but Roger Federer was the hardest for him to play: “I played Nadal very well. I had the most success against him, but he still beat me several times. Federer might make you feel really shitty. Nope… pic.twitter.com/nXlMrufyvs
– The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 5, 2023
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Before this year’s US Open, Nick Kyrgios was only able to participate in one ATP Tour match in 2023. Kyrgios was unable to participate in this year’s Australian Open due to his injury Knee. Having missed Roland-Garros, the 28-year-old made his comeback in June. But Kyrgios’ comeback attempt was not very successful as he had to lose to China’s Wu Yibing in Stuttgart before Wimbledon. Kyrgios’ dream of competing at Wimbledon was also shattered due to his wrist injury. Later, the Australian tennis player decided to withdraw from this year’s US Open due to fitness issues.
Aside from injuries, Nick Kyrgios’ career has often been marred by various controversial moments on the court. When asked how it felt to be called the Dennis Rodman of tennis, Kyrgios replied, according to Tennis 365: “I think it’s cool. I kind of feel like the athletes I like are Allen Iverson and Dennis Rodman, guys like that, who did things their own way. You have tennis players like Federer, Djokovic, Nadal who are super professional. They did it very professionally, but the way I did it, I just had fun and didn’t really listen to anyone and beat all these guys.
Meanwhile, Serbian great Novak Djokovic made history at Flushing Meadows earlier this year. The 36-year-old got the better of Russian Daniil Medvedev to win the US Open men’s singles title. With this victory, Djokovic managed to win a record 24th Grand Slam title. Djokovic, thanks to his triumph at the US Open 2023, managed to equal Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 Grand Slam titles.
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2023-10-08 13:17:51
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