Roger Federer - "Nick Kyrgios shouldn't be banned"
Roger Federer successfully mastered his double shift at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome on Thursday. Afterwards, the Swiss commented on the topic of the day: Nick Kyrgios.
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last edit: May 17, 2019, 10:58 am
Roger Federer's match against Borna Coric had taken place at the grand stand, an experience that the 37-year-old Maestro enjoyed. And to a certain extent also that he had to be driven in the golf cart from the player area to the course - followed by crowds of people who were looking for his proximity. "Sometimes it's fun," said Federer in the press conference after his three-set success in which he had to fend off two match balls. "Of course, if that were the case with every match, you'd get to the court tiredly. But it was a great experience. I really enjoyed it. It's the kind of court that I like because the spectators are close from all sides are."
On Friday, Federer will face Stefanos Tsitsipas , against whom he last won in Dubai - but was previously inferior at the Australian Open. In the event of a win, Rafael Nadal could wait in the semifinals.
Federer: No suspension for Nick Kyrgios
The topic of conversation of the day was the circumstances under which Nick Kyrgios had ended his appearance at the fifth ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year. The Australian had talked himself into rage in the match against Casper Ruud, thrown a folding chair onto the court, and also collected a penalty game after a penalty point. And then packed his things and left the place. Which could possibly have far-reaching consequences.
Roger Federer, however, is rather relaxed about the matter. "Personally, I don't think he should be banned," the 20-time major winner said. "He just left the court. I don't know what he did. He injured a chair? That's not enough for me. I don't know if he's still on probation after the Shanghai story. Then you would have to look at it watch. But when this probation period is over, I don't think it should be suspended. "
Nick Kyrgios freak out in the video: