Alex de Minaur - "Nick Kyrgios is always there for others"
Alex de Minaur will lead the Australian team at the ATP Cup. For Nick Kyrgios , who will be absent this time, de Minaur has nothing but praise.
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last edit: Jan 26, 2021, 06:47 pm
Alex de Minaur had an interesting start to the year. De Minaur did not spend his European winter in the Australian summer, but with colleagues like Matteo Berrettini , Fabio Fognini etc. only traveled to his home country after the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Antalya. As is well known with the winner's cup from Turkey, de Minaur only had to work short-time in the final against an injured Alexander Bublik.
From next Tuesday de Minaur will lead the hosting team at the ATP Cup, but the Australians are only outsiders in the group with Spain and Greece. Especially since Nick Kyrgios is missing a man who was always good for the last emotional surge. Instead, John Millman will play the second individual. It starts on Tuesday at 07:30 a.m. CET against the Spaniards with Rafael Nadal .
De Minaur on Kyrgios - "We are almost like brothers"
Alex de Minaur already misses his buddy Kyrgios. "Nick is one of the nicest guys out there," said de Minaur in anticipation of the ATP Cup. “I've been lucky enough to play in Davis Cup matches with him and get to know him better. He was one of those guys who had always had a lot of faith in me, actually since my junior days. And Nick always told me to believe in myself and just go out and get what is possible. "
In fact, Nick Kyrgios has always shown himself to be a great team player in recent years - be it at the ATP Cup, the Davis Cup or the Laver Cup. “He is misunderstood. He's one of the nicest and is always there for others. We're almost like brothers - pretty close. "