Wimbledon: How Nick Kyrgios has risen from a tennis game to a Wimbledon lover Tennis news

Nick Kyrgios was forced to withdraw from the third-round singles game at Wimbledon against Felix Auger-Aliassime. Once upon a time, the bad boy of tennis is now Wimbledon’s unlikely darling

“Wimbledon is a tradition,” says Nick Kyrgios. “They don’t take anyone’s stick. They don’t care about it. They do it their own way. It makes it special.”

You get the impression that Kyrgios misses the lawns of southwest London when he leaves the Bahamas in a few days to return to R&D. After all, he deserves it when he rolls into town to entertain the masses.

The Australian, whose matches were full of rage and rage, had behaved in the best possible way for most of the tournament.

The tired stomach stopped running in the men’s singles round 3 against Felix Auger-Aliassime, but he was more concerned that he had to report the bad news to the mixed couple Venus Williams.

“I just got a goose killing thinking about the fact that I might have to tell Venus Williams I can’t play mixed games because of an injury. It’s cruel to me. I don’t want to think about telling Venus yet,” Kyrgios said.

“I told the audience it was the end of the road. It was a journey. I honestly thought about how I played that I could have done some pretty cool things this week. But that’s what it is.”

Kyrgios had reminded fans of his shooting wizard in the first round with a riveting five-set win against Frenchman Ugo Humbert, then again against Italian Gianluca Mager before being forced to quit the 16th seed against Auger-Aliasssim, although it won the first set 6 -2 even though he showed clearly hampered the second and lost it 6-1.

It was a sign of Kyrgios ’popularity this year that despite being a loser in the match, he was later interviewed in court.

“It’s fun because I woke up today phenomenal. My hips felt good, my body felt good. I was like wow, I’m back, I feel good. Happiness just didn’t go my way,” said the 26-year-old.

“He was kind of a little lucky because I felt like he was playing amazing today. I came out of the blocks, I came back the lights off. I actually found my steps. I’ve never felt more comfortable on the grass, honestly I was hot.”

“I think you have to have some people who are relative so people can bring other fans to watch, like people who are just normal. I feel like I’m one of those people. Not everyone can be fed, Djokovic or (Rafael) Nadal. I’m Nick Kyrgios. I know who I am. “

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The reception Kyrgios has received this week also seems to have confirmed his desire to pursue a sport in which he has so much talent but sometimes so little attention.

“I think there’s something great about choosing and choosing very wisely what I want to play,” Kyrgios said. “I don’t want to play every week. It’s not me. I don’t want to chase tennis balls around the world. It’s not me.

“I think it’s great that I don’t play so often because when I play, they definitely tune in. All my matches are packed. I think it’s great. They’re like ‘Kyrgios is going to be playing, now he’s playing,’ there’s full hype around.

“We’ll see. I really enjoyed the audience. It felt like I was playing at home in Australia. It was even better. So it was cool.”

Earlier in his career, Kyrgios revealed that he suffered from depression due to the daily pressures he had to reach his potential.

“It was hard to deal with all the criticism the media gave me that everyone gave me. He should do this, he should achieve this. He’s not doing that enough,” he explained. “Now I just enjoy being there. I breathe fresh air. Like, I don’t take anything for granted.

“I just feel like I’m nice, just enjoy like Wimbledon. People love Wimbledon. I love Wimbledon. I love seeing the crowd. Just smell it.

“Not everyone can be (Roger) Federer or (Novak) Djokovic. These are once a decade athletes who inspire millions of people. They’re just gods. I see them that way too.

“I think you have to have some people who are relative so people can bring other fans to watch, like people who are just normal. I feel like I’m one of those people. Not everyone can be fed, Djokovic or (Rafael) Nadal. I’m Nick Kyrgios. I know who I am. “

The unsown Kyrgios ignited the Grand Slam with its own brand of unusual but stunning tennis, even accepting spectators ’coaching tips.

“I have front line people who literally coach me, like literally saying‘ everything is fine, good ball, good return, it will work next time, good depth, ’” he said.

“I’m like a dude, what’s going on here? That’s good.”

He even has reporters licking his lips with a notepad and pen in hand, ready for Kyrgios ’next headline.

Kyrgios hopes to leave his mark on a game he believes is “very neat” before he hangs his racket.

Kyrgios says he and Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan are paving the way for the younger generation of tennis players

Players like himself and Alexander Bublik continue to challenge the face of tennis with their own personalities.

“I was told to play a certain way. I was told to play like Diego Schwartzman when I was young. Cross field, be disciplined, don’t change direction too much. Maybe don’t hit a big second service there, it’s a bad drop,” Kyrgios said.

“It’s like, dude. You have guys like Bublik and I who succeed on tour, we’re quality players, we play the way we play, and it’s entertainment.

“I really don’t care what kind of people I think I should play. I know what kind I should play. I feel comfortable and I’m happy with the way I play. (Bublik) is happy with the way he plays. I saw him in the locker room, he bets on his Jordan , is gone.He waves tomorrow.He may lose but is happy with the way.He goes there by being himself, playing the right style of play.

“At the end of the day, he’s going to look himself in the mirror and say he’s happy playing this way. That’s good.”

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