Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal vs. Nick Kyrgios in the “ComeOn! Match of the day "
It's THE second round duel at Wimbledon. Rafael Nadalmeets Nick Kyrgios at the All England Club.
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last edit: Jul 04, 2019, 06:58 am
Rafael Nadal didn't have many warm words for Nick Kyrgios after his defeat in Acapulco this year: "He lacks respect for the public, his opponent and himself," said the Spaniard after the encounter. His views have not changed in this regard, Nadal affirmed after his Wimbledon opening win over Yuichi Sugita, although he emphasized that he was "too old" for this verbal exchange of blows.
Nick Kyrgios, on the other hand, should see things a little differently. The Australian is looking for a confrontation and is made for matches like the one against Nadal: Center Court in Wimbledon, full house, slight tension before the game. "I just like playing against him," said Kyrgios. This can also be seen on the head to head. It is 3: 3 between the two, the only encounter on the lawn was the 24-year-old in 2014 in Wimbledon in four sentences.
It seemed like the birth of a new star in the tennis circus, but in the end everything turned out differently. While Nadal is still playing for the most important titles, Kyrgios is only in 43rd place in the world rankings.
Nadal starts as a favorite
The way of the two in the second round could hardly have been any more different: Nadal won three sets against Yuichi Sugita, while Kyrgios needed five rounds against fellow countryman Jordan Thompson and showed again how close genius and madness can be.
The ComeOn! see Nadal as a favorite. The odds for a win of the 33-year-old is 1.26, if Kyrgios were successful you would get 3.85 times his stake.