Boris Becker on Nick Kyrgios: "I always thought that he should win Wimbledon at least once"
Nick Kyrgios provided what was probably the best match of the tournament against Dominic Thiem at the Australian Open - and thus earned Boris Becker's respect.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Feb 23, 2021, 06:48 pm
The Australian bad boy Nick Kyrgios once again showed his best side at the Australian Open. In the second round game against Ugo Humbert, the world number 48 defended himself. two match points, in the next round, the 25-year-old US Open winner Dominic Thiem was on the verge of defeat.
It shouldn't be enough for Kyrgios against the Austrian top player, but he proved his potential once again at the Australian Open. Even Germany's tennis legend Boris Becker, who had sharply criticized the Australian in the recent past , praised Kyrgios for his performance in Melbourne.
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"Nick Kyrgios and I had our differences, but I have to say that I was very impressed with his attitude on the pitch during the tournament. His five-set match against Dominic Thiem was one of the best these two weeks," Becker wrote in his column in the Daily Mail .
He even trusts Kyrgios to win a Grand Slam title in similar performances, explained the 53-year-old: "I always thought that he should win Wimbledon - with the talent that is available to him - at least once. With this serve and He could achieve so much with his fast game. " Whether he can do that, according to Becker, depends on one person: Nick Kyrgios himself.