“The craziest thing I’ve ever seen,” Nick Kyrgios names one of the Big-3 members as ‘GOD’
Forget About GOAT, Nick Kyrgios names his GOD among the big 3.
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Nick Kyrgios and Big 3
For many reasons, Australian World No.21 Nick Kyrgios has always been in the tennis world’s headlines. Now, he has spoken about the mentality of the big 3 players and in particular, he has called one of them the ‘GOD’. Depending on his recent interactions and ‘brotherhood’ with the youngest of the big 3 –Novak Djokovic, In case you have thought that Novak Djokovic is the one he is referring to, then you are wrong. Instead, he called it the All-time leader of Grand Slams Rafael Nadal.
Nick Kyrgios quoted, “The way Nadal deals with things is insane. He’s like a god, like the craziest thing I’ve ever seen.” Kyrgios is yet to register a win over the Spaniard since the Acapulco 2019 where he saved three match points en route. Kyrgios was never a great friend of the big 3 in the past but he has been talking really great things about the legacy of the big 3 recently.
Nick kyrgios is drawn in the same quarter as Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open 2023. They can meet in the quarter-finals. The only possibility of a Kyrgios-Nadal showdown in this year’s Australian Open is in the finals. He has a positive head-to-head against Djokovic 2-1 but trails 3-6 to Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer, the retired member of the big 3 also holds a positive record against Kyrgios 6-1.
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Nick Kyrgios’and his equivocal relationship with the big 3
Nick Kyrgios has had an ambivalent relationship with the big 3 in general and especially with Novak Djokovic. Until recently, he and Djokovic often despised each other, trading bitter words about Djokovic’s stand in the COVID-19 pandemic and his vaccination status. Djokovic´s decision to conduct an exhibition tournament during the pandemic that resulted in the spread of coronavirus among the players was one of the hot topics of criticism by Nick Kyrgios.
But during the Australian Open 2022 saga where Djokovic was deported by the Australian Government on his vaccination status, Nick Kyrgios was one of the few players who voiced their support for Djokovic and from then, they were building a friendlier relationship. This peaked during Wimbledon 2022 when Djokovic reacted to Kyrgios’ Instagram story asking Djokovic whether they are friends now by answering that he would love to join a dinner with Kyrgios if he was invited.
Later, Djokovic had full praise for Kyrgios during the trophy ceremony and he joked that he never thought he would be saying so many nice things about his opponent. Now they both seem to be enjoying their company with each other as they recently played an exhibition match together in the Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open 2023.
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