07-08-2022, 01:51 AM
Fed was certainly no angel early days either - petulant spoilt brat.
There is no one that plays tennis like Kyrgios. I don't think he knows what shot he is going to play next, so what hope the opponent. Someone mentioned his quick service games - they can go for less than a minute - puts a lot of pressure on the other side of the net if they feel like they are serving more.
Not sure there are many players that will throw away a set because they're confident of winning the next one.
As to his behaviour. Is it genuine or tactical on the court? A bit of both, I reckon - sometimes he needs an outburst to get going. I remember Todd Woodbridge (or some other battle Aussie) playing McEnroe at Wimbledon and Todd called McEnroe out for an early outburst. Made no difference to the result, but the psychological games were gone.
One thing about Nick though is that he is pretty confident about where he stands in tennis and is happy with it. He doesn't love the game enough to try and win multiple tournaments, but doesn't seem to care either.
There is no one that plays tennis like Kyrgios. I don't think he knows what shot he is going to play next, so what hope the opponent. Someone mentioned his quick service games - they can go for less than a minute - puts a lot of pressure on the other side of the net if they feel like they are serving more.
Not sure there are many players that will throw away a set because they're confident of winning the next one.
As to his behaviour. Is it genuine or tactical on the court? A bit of both, I reckon - sometimes he needs an outburst to get going. I remember Todd Woodbridge (or some other battle Aussie) playing McEnroe at Wimbledon and Todd called McEnroe out for an early outburst. Made no difference to the result, but the psychological games were gone.
One thing about Nick though is that he is pretty confident about where he stands in tennis and is happy with it. He doesn't love the game enough to try and win multiple tournaments, but doesn't seem to care either.