Nick Kyrgios gets a “thumbs up” from Wally Masur for his changed behavior on the court and off it
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Wally Masur, Australian legend and former Davis Cup coach is impressed with the changes that have come about in Nick Kyrgios. This year, Kyrgios has shown what he is capable of. Many believe his girlfriend Costeen Hatzi is a big influence in the life of the Australian and the reason for his comeback as a strong tennis player.
Masur also admires his helpful nature. “Nick has been living in Sydney and two days later (after the Australian Open), he was on the court with a young Australian player James McCabe. He spends time with them, he’s talking tennis with them, he’s encouraging them and he is a really good mentor to a lot of these kids coming through,” he said.
After winning the Australian Open title, Masur congratulated Kyrgios. “I said to Nick, ‘mate, well done, you’re a grand slam champion’,” the Australian legend said. “He sort of said sheepishly, ‘yeah, it’s only doubles’.”
“He also thinks winning the Australian Open title too renewed his competitive spirit and awakened his winning spirit. Winning that whet his appetite for more. (After) Covid and separation for the tour, he was kind of realizing what he’d missed,” he said. “And boy, did he light it up at Wimbledon. I was really encouraged by not just the result, but the way he was playing. We saw all of his ability – the full repertoire was there.”
Nick Kyrgios’ improved performance over the season
Nick Kyrgios is one of the most exciting talents. He is considered to be a gifted player. But more than his on-the-court heroics, he is known for all the wrong reasons. He argues with the umpire, bullies his opponents, and chats with the crowd as well as himself.
He is dubbed the “Bad boy of Tennis”. But in the last few tournaments, Kyrgios has shown his softer side. He was tough on the field but has mellowed down off it. This has been a fantastic year for Kyrgios.
He won his first grand slam title this year. With fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, he defeated another-all Australian pair Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden to win the Australian Open.
At Wimbledon, He showed a resilient performance making it to the Final. He lost out to Novak Djokovic in the final. Next, he won with Thanasi Kokkinakis the men’s doubles title in Atlanta. In the US Open, he lost out to Karen Khachanov in the quarter-final.
He is currently ranked World No.20 and has an awesome future in his hands.
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