Taylor Fritz draws suspicion that Nick Kyrgios will be portrayed as a ‘Villain’ in the upcoming Netflix show Break Point


Taylor Fritz draws suspicion that Nick Kyrgios will be portrayed as a ‘Villain’ in the upcoming Netflix show Break Point

Nick Kyrgios and Taylor Fritz

The new Netflix documentary series “Break Point” based on tennis players and their lives has generated a lot of hype, eliciting a plethora of reactions online. Many tennis players have also given their opinions about the series. The players who have agreed to feature in the docuseries include- Casper Ruud, Maria Sakkari, Aryna Sabalenka, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Nick Kyrgios, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Matteo Berrettini, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ons Jabeur, amongst others. Also, it features former players such as Chris Evert, Andy Roddick, and John McEnroe.

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Taylor Fritz is also part of this show. He is excited as some excerpts of his life will be shown to the world. However, he is also fearing that it may show his friend Nick Kyrgios in a bad light in the documentary series.

“I don’t know if I want to watch it. I’ve tried to just be very, very genuine. But they can cut things. ‘It’s like with Nick Kyrgios…they could cut it up to make Nick look such an amazing guy. And then they could also cut it up to make him look like the villain, which I feel like they might do just because that’s how a lot of people in tennis see him – even though I think he’s great for the sport,” he said in an interview as reported by the English newspaper The Daily Mail.

The much-anticipated documentary series will release on January 13, 2023.

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Taylor Fritz on tennis in the ‘ USA

Taylor Fritz in Citi Open 2022
Taylor Fritz in Citi Open 2022

The World No.9 had a fantastic season as he competed well in various tournaments throughout the year and won 3 ATP singles titles. His performances on the court helped him to propel to World No.8 in the ATP rankings, the highest in his career. He also played at the ATP Finals at the end of the year for the first time in his career. He made it to the semi-finals round where he was defeated by eventual champion Novak Djokovic.

Taylor Fritz is the highest-ranked male American tennis player. He also wants tennis as a sport becomes more popular in the United States. He thinks that Netflix’s new series “Break Point” can help the sport gain popularity.

“I’m excited for what this could potentially do for tennis, especially in the United States. What a lot of people don’t understand is that, in the US, tennis is very unknown. We always have a joke when we come to Europe. We’re out doing stuff, and someone recognises me and asks for a picture. I’ll say, ‘That would never happen in the US’,” he continued.

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The retirement of characters like John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, and Andre Agassi may have led to a decline in the popularity of the sport in the US. Also, another reason Taylor Fritz gave for a decline in support amongst American tennis fans is the boring interviews tennis players give.

“I’m tired of it. It’s so boring. It’s always the same stuff. I just didn’t want to act differently in front of the cameras. I wanted to be the same person I always am, and I said if people hate me then they hate me. But I hope not. Tennis is a game that’s very… the fan base is much older and very stuck in traditional ways. So, anything that can be seen as controversial and out of the norm – as in, not the usual rehearsed answers to press questions – people get really upset about it. I’d say there’s not enough invitation to, like, be different,” he added further.

The 25-year-old is hoping that the new docuseries will change all of that as it will give a new perspective on the lives of tennis players to the world and tennis fans.

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