“Just playing in Australia is special,” Nick Kyrgios readies himself for national duty for the upcoming 2023 United Cup
Nick Kyrgios
Australian tennis professional Nick Kyrgios will represent his country as the United Cup arrives in Australia, marking the kick-off of the next year. The 2022 Wimbledon finalist will team up with Ajla Tomljanovic for the mixed doubles tournament scheduled to start at the end of December in Sydney.
In the upcoming tournament, 27-year-old Kyrgios will be looking to continue the form he had in the 2022 season. This year, the world No 22, has had a productive outing that started with his doubles Gand Slam win in the Australian Open. In Wimbledon 2022, he shared the Center Court with Serbian great Novak Djokovic. Kyrgios was ranked outside the top 100 in January this year but climbed back to the top 30.
“I don’t play so much mixed doubles anymore but what I love about mixed doubles is, it’s for the fans. That’s the most important thing,” Kyrgios said about the event. “It’s just a great event to have, an event where females and males come together as one to represent their nation,” the 27-year-old further added.
Kyrgios also made it clear that the event is very important to him. “That’s extremely important. And for the fans. To have all the best athletes from around the world together, I think it’s a very special event,” he elaborated.
“Just playing in Australia is special. The tour is a long grind and it’s rarely in Australia so I’m definitely not going to take it for granted,” Kyrgios further continued. United Cup mixed doubles tournament will also feature Spanish star, Rafael Nadal.
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Nick Kyrgios draws online flak after he condemned the violent brawl in ‘Melbourne Derby’
The 2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has found himself in some social media controversies many times this year. Just a few days back Kyrgios took to Twitter to criticize Tennis Australia’s decision to pick fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty ahead of him for the Newcombe Medal.
The recent controversy involves his tweet as a reaction to the suspended Melbourne Derby match of the A-league which saw some violent clashes on the pitch. Reacting to the incident, the Aussie tweeted, “Typical, gronks. No respect. You are sitting in the crowd watching for a reason.”
Twitteratis trolled Kyrgios and showed him a mirror saying his actions on the court in the past few years have been no different. Kyrgios has earned himself a bad boy’s image because of his racquet smashing and yelling at the umpires.
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