Roger Federer is one of the most admired players in tennis history, and he has never concealed an immense respect for the sport. Nick Kyrgios is (in theory) on his way to greatness, but unfortunately, he hasn’t shown the same respect to tennis as the Swiss Maestro.
After his latest antics in Shanghai where the Australian refused to put in his best effort in his demise against Misha Zverev, Nick was served with an eight weeks ban. Roger shared his on opinion about it.
During a recent interview with the Swiss newspaper Tages Anzeige, the Swiss commented
“He should reflect on what happened, then he would realise what he did there, the fact that he wanted to go home but could not. He feels blocked and loses the wish and the motivation to try his best. But it’s not right to judge if he deserves it [the punishment] or not.
Maybe he was tired after winning the title in Tokyo, the previous week. Kyrgios can´t only try to play well when he feels like. He needs to learn from this and think things over. He has to behave well also in order to respect the tour. Maybe he needs to be stronger physically and mentally. How to punish him, is another thing.”
