“It’s weird not seeing Medvedev here,” Nick Kyrgios extremely disappointed by the ban on Russian players at Wimbledon
Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios
The All England Club decided to ban Russian and Belarussian players at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships a few weeks ago in order to take a stand against the Russian atrocities on Ukraine. But the decision has received a lot of backlashes from contemporary players and fans all around the world.
Most of them believe that the Russian players are punished for a crime they didn’t commit. Amongst all the Russian players, the players who’ll lose the most is World No.1, Daniil Medvedev. He is one of the best grass-court players in the world and would’ve been a serious contender to win Wimbledon this year. He made it to two grass-court finals ahead of Wimbledon and proved his mettle to everyone.
Australian showman Nick Kyrgios expressed his opinion on the absence of Russian player in the pre-tournament press conference. He completely disagreed with the ruling and said that Russian players should’ve played at Wimbledon. He expressed his disappointment and said that it’s weird to not see Daniil Medvedev here at Wimbledon as everybody knows he was a strong contender to win this year.
“My honest opinion, I don’t think it was a good idea to ban the Russian players to play,” Kyrgios said. “As a competitor and someone that wants to go up against them, I’m disappointed they’re not here. It’s weird not seeing [Daniil] Medvedev here. We all know what he’s capable of. It’s done now. I’m sure that they’re going to be tuning in and watching, wishing they were here. They wanted to play.”
Nick Kyrgios ready to be the ‘villain’ at Wimbledon
Kyrgios will face British wildcard Paul Jubb in the opening round at Wimbledon 2022. The Aussie spoke about how he could see the similarity between Jubb’s and his situation. Kyrgios too entered the Australian Open via a wildcard as a youngster and made it count. He realizes that the crowd will be against him but he is ready to play the villain-type role.
“I feel like I can put myself in his [Jubb’s] shoes very well,” Kyrgios told reporters at the press conference. “I was once that kid that got a wild card at the Australian Open – it felt really good just to be around, soak it all in, the media, the fans, everything, the hype. I’ve got to ride the waves emotionally out there because the crowd is obviously going to be behind the local. I’m used to wearing that kind of black hat, the villain-type role. I’m going to embrace it.”
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