“Animal mentality wins you a grand slam” Nick Kyrgios admits that the Big-3 earned his respect after he lost the Wimbledon finals

“Animal mentality wins you a grand slam” Nick Kyrgios admits that the Big-3 earned his respect after he lost the Wimbledon finals

Nick Kyrgios, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic

Nick Kyrgios, this year’s Wimbledon runner-up played his first major finals against Novak Djokovic. The Serb defeated the 45th ranked Kyrgios by 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6. The Australian handled the pressure well in the first set and won it but as the game moved to the next sets, it was Novak who ruled the court in the next three sets to extend his streak to the 4th consecutive Wimbledon title.

Kyrgios is set to play his doubles match tomorrow in the Atlanta Open with his compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis against the French pair of Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Kyrgios is known as a bad guy in tennis because of all the drama he creates on the court, from the chair umpire to the spectators. That’s one of the reasons for the Australian’s rising popularity.

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“I think I gave Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal a bit more respect now” said Nick Kyrgios

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Nick Kyrgios

On an Instagram live, Prakash Amritraj went live with Nick Kyrgios on the official account of the Citi Open tournament. As soon as they finished greeting each other, the 2019 Citi Open champion talked about the Wimbledon final which he lost to Djokovic, Nick also admitted a week after the finals he started feeling bad about the fact that he lost a grand slam.

Then he started talking about Washington DC where Citi Open takes place, and also talked about his 2019 final with Daniil Medvedev. This year’s Wimbledon runner-up said that he is excited about the tournament. In these 20 minutes of video, both of them talked about various things but one thing which caught the ears of many was when Kyrgios started talking about the big three in tennis.

Here’s what he said, “You just have to be a mental animal to win a Grand Slam. Novak, Federer, and Nadal, I think I give them a bit more respect now.”

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