Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios: "I am better" - "No, I am better"
Bernard Tomic wants to know again - the question of whether he or Nick Kyrgios is the better one seems to preoccupy both of them.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Dec 18, 2021, 03:28 pm
We had already talked about the comeback announcements from Bernard Tomic these days , and it is as if Tomic has heard us. Shortly afterwards he published a sensational video, and if you didn't know him better, you could mistake him for the Australian Rafa Nadal: So there he is, good old Bernie, in a boxer coat, his teeth bared, if you look closely, even with beginnings of sweat on the forehead.
"I'm back, really! I'm hungry and ready. Nobody can stop me except myself," he proclaims, seemingly purified by the runaways of the past few years . The comments, the hatred, all of that got on him, explains Tomic, he acted out of stupidity. But now he wanted to know.
"Hard work pays off," continues the 29-year-old. "I sacrificed my blood, sweat and tears to this sport. I've come back before and I can do it again. I still have a score to settle!"
It's just great - and if you want to believe Bernie, currently only number 259 in the world, it's actually good news. Because only a few are blessed with such a fine hand as the former world number 17.
Tomic and Kyrgios: who is better?
Maybe still ... Nick Kyrgios. He was often a little behind Tomic, although his dropouts were more likely on rather than off the court . Now it seems as if the two compatriots want to incite each other. In a question and answer session , Tomic was then asked whether he or Kyrgios was better at tennis. "Of course Nick is a good player, he is probably one of the six or seven best servers in the world. I beat him in Kooyong a few years ago, 6: 3, 6: 4. Since I train with him, I can his Read your serve well, so his style of play doesn't hurt that much, "philosophized Tomic.
Tomic then answered a more specific question as to whether he was better than Kyrgios in his heyday with a photo and the signature: "It's still me."
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Kyrgios: Tomic didn't beat a great player
Of course, Kyrgios didn't let that sit on him. Kooyong was an invitation tournament, but that Tomic was better? "I've won more titles. I don't think he beat a great player, no Rafa, no Federer, no Djokovic. To say he's better is a bit of a stretch." Kyrgios concluded with conciliatory words: "We all know what BT is capable of and I only wish him the best. I am not a jealous person, I wish everyone success. So BT, we know what you can do and what is possible for you is. Show us. "
Tomic responded too. "Thanks to Nicky-boy for the nice words and the encouragement," he said in a new Insta story , he hoped they could both be the Australians proud at the Australian Open. do. But there was one thing he did not want to sit on: Kyrgios said he had never beaten a top player - that was not true. He defeated Djokovic, the Grand Slam winners Wawrinka and Cilic, also Hewitt and more importantly: also Kyrgios. He would love to make it 2-0 on the internal balance sheet whenever Kyrgios wanted. Tomic also had a nice end: "All jokes aside: I wish NK all the best, good luck!"
What remains? The big question, of course: is Tomic serious about a comeback - and what about Kyrgios? Because both finally trained and at the height of their work, it would be a win for tennis. A first step seems to have been taken, even in the "dispute" over the better of the two. Because both Tomics and Kyrgios' statements sound friendly and encouraging. And that wasn't always the case.