Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal have a rather tricky relationship. Everything started when the Australian shocked Rafa 6 years ago in Wimbledon playing outstanding tennis. Later Nick has often criticized the Spaniard for his behavior calling him a bad loser. He also admitted that the Mallorcan is his polar opposite.
The relationship between them became rather tense especially after Kyrgios beat him in Acapulco last when the Australian saved 3 consecutive match points. Kyrgios was in full “Kyrgios mode” with all his antics in full display. The Spaniard didn’t appreciate that to give one of the coldest handshakes in his career after the match. In the following press conference, Rafa called him “disrespectful.”
What about an Instagram call?
During his period when tennis players are extremely prolific on Social Media. After the BBC asked for hints about the most interesting facetime, Kyrgios expressed his desire to have one with Rafa to say: “Rafa lets do Instagram live together. I am down with it. Rafael Nadal let’s do it.”
Not sure Rafa will accept, but that would be great.
Nick Kyrgios’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.40, Nick played his last match on the 25th of February when he had to retire when playing against Ugo Humbert in the 1st round and the scoreline was 6-3 .
Rafael Nadal’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.2, Nadal played his last match on the 29th of February when he defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco to win his 85th career title.
At present, this year the Spaniard has a 13-3 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 1 title in Acapulco.
Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal played each other 8 times. The head to head is 5-3 for Nadal. The last time that they squared off, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 3-6 7-66 7-64 in the 4th round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 27th of January 2020.
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