“Players suffer all the time,” Nick Kyrgios pulls the trigger on the ATP’s “enormous” ball changes as Novak Djokovic faces Australian Open danger

Nick Kyrgios was last in seen action at the 2023 Stuttgart Open.

“Players suffer all the time,” Nick Kyrgios pulls the trigger on the ATP’s “enormous” ball changes as Novak Djokovic faces Australian Open danger

Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic (Credits: Imago)

Nick Kyrgios has never been shy of voicing his concerns and strong opinions out in the world. Understandably he has unequivocally earned a controversial reputation owing to his loud and angry on-court bursts.

However, the Aussie recently addressed an underhanded issue pertaining to the frequent ball changes, which potentially resulted in a shock defeat for Novak Djokovic at the 2024 United Cup.

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Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic is currently in action at the United Cup where the 36-year-old is making a maiden appearance to represent his Team Serbia. In the event’s earlier Group E stages, Nole led his team to down Team China, 2-1, to set up a quarterfinal clash with Team Australia.

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In the single category, the Serb recently squared off against Alex de Minaur. In what was a lopsided result, the Australian stunned the World No. 1 with a straight-set triumph at his home ground in Perth. This prompted the former’s countryman Nick Kyrgios to take a dig at ATP for changing balls every week. It is worth noting that this issue has been raised by several players on tour earlier, calling for the circuit’s amendment towards the one-week ball change rule.

Also, for the people who think balls aren’t a big enough factor to result in an athlete being hurt are potato’s. The load through a players elbow, wrist over this vigorous season is enormous.
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Wimbledon 2022 finalist Kyrgios has been sidelined from the sport after sustaining multiple counts during his time on the tour. Most recently, the Aussie also withdrew from the season’s first Grand Slam, the Australian Open.

Nick Kyrgios injury-marred 2023 season recap

Australian tennis sensation Nick Kyrgios has had an injury-marred 2023 season. Despite enjoying a very successful run in 2022, the 28-year-old could only make one professional appearance which came at the 2023 Stuttgart Open. The Aussie’s maiden performance of the year resulted in a straight-set loss to Wu Yibing in the event’s opening round.

Nick Kyrgios (Credits: Marca)
Nick Kyrgios (Credits: Marca)

The beginning of the 2023 season witnessed the Aussie’s withdrawal from the United Cup after announcing an ankle injury, which further hampered his participation in the Adelaide International. Later, the former World No. 13 pulled out from the Australian Open after suffering a knee injury.

Kyrgios’ participation hopes in the Wimbledon Championships also came crashing after he sustained a torn wrist ligament, the injury that sidelined him for the entire season. The Aussie most recently pulled out of the Australian Open for a second consecutive year after announcing that he would be tending to his recovery process before hopping back on the court.

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