Finishing in the Wimbledon final has caused something of a spring in Nick Kyrgios’ mind. The Australian seems to have drawn from his splendid run in the Championships the motivation to passionately approach tennis, with which he has always had a rather stormy relationship over the years.
A small spark probably already flew earlier in the year with his Australian Open Slam win paired with compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis, but after Wimbledon we can see a decidedly changed and more composed Nick Kyrgios. His journey at the All England Club has also allowed the 27-year-old tennis player to revalue the achievements of the three sacred monsters Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, as he himself admitted in an Instagram direct for the official page of the Washington tournament that starts in a few days: “You have to be a mental animal to win a Grand Slam.
I think now I have a lot more respect for Novak, Federer or Nadal. When I faced Nole in the final I had the feeling that he was fresh, as if he hadn’t played tennis in the last two weeks, he never got nervous. The doubles match at the Australian Open with Thanasi, even though it’s early in the year, it gave me a lot of confidence and helped me mentally.”
It was an open-hearted Nick Kyrgios who gave an interview to former Indian tennis player Prakash Amritraj on behalf of the Washington ATP 500, a tournament that saw the Australian triumph in the 2019 final against Daniil Medvedev.
Among other things, Nick expressed the emotions he felt at the Wimbledon final, his first and so far only Grand Slam final. “It was crazy. I didn’t realize when he finished the final, it was a week later that I really realized that he had reached a Grand Slam final, at Wimbledon and against Novak Djokovic.
Rafa is expected to return to action in Canada
New Sao Paulo signing Giuliano Galoppo has lauded Rafael Nadal for his mental strength and ability to recover from mistakes. In the press conference, the 23-year-old Galoppo talked about why he likes tennis superstar Nadal.
Galopo said that he draws inspiration from Nadal’s ability to bounce back from injuries, having recovered from a long injury layoff: “Nadal is very important. I like him a lot because I see his ability to recover from mistakes, mental strength, and that is something that helps one to make a path.
At the time I had a long injury that I was able to overcome, and that is why I feel identified, I feel very strong, and it is a great inspiration that I continue to see day by day.”