ATP Toronto: Wildcard - is Nick Kyrgios going uphill again?
The Canadian fans of Nick Kyrgios breathe a sigh of relief - the Australian receives a wild card for the ATP 1000 tournament in Toronto.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Aug 04, 2021, 08:36 pm
The organizers of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto are already used to small bad news this year. After three top players, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka and David Goffin, had to withdraw from the hard court event in Canada due to injuries, world number one Novak Djokovic canceled his participation last week. After the exhausting Olympic week without a happy ending, the Serb probably wants to recharge his batteries for the last Grand Slam tournament of the year in New York - if not the “Golden Slam”, then at least the flawless “Grand Slam” should succeed .
Local hero Pospisil also receives a wildcard
So that the organizers of the National Bank Open are not only disappointed, there are also one or two wild cards that can be strategically distributed. One of the biggest crowd pullers for our favorite sport is currently only 77th in the world rankings and would not make it into the main draw without the help of the Toronto tournament organization - we are of course talking about Nick Kyrgios. The Australian has barely performed well in recent weeks and months and recently even raved on social media about serious motivation problems up to the end of his career.
The official donation of the 26-year-old to the conflict-free entry ticket to the main competition of the traditional ATP Tour event sounds different: “I am really very happy to be able to play in Toronto this year. I've always enjoyed spending time in Canada and have great memories of my matches here too. Hopefully I can play well and give my Canadian fans a good show. ”Perhaps the downward spiral of the self-proclaimed entertainer will take a successful turn in North America. Local hero Vasek Pospisil was also given wildcard honors.