Nick Kyrgios and Andy Murray had a rather quirky Instagram chat on Saturday over Instagram. That looked more as a monologue from Nick Kyrgios that admitted he had 6 glasses of red wine before the talk and he definitely sound drunk.
Of course, the Australian sensation had no filters in the conversation to take aim at Djokovic, Thiem, Tsitsipas, and Zverev.
Murray better than Djokovic
Talking about the world no.1, Nick stressed again that for him, Andy is a better player regardless of the different title count in slams. Kyrgios commented
“I’ve said that to you many times. Like I’m not gonna make this controversial but honestly, I think you are better than Djokovic, in my opinion. People are gotta take this on social media and be like “Djokovic, won this many slams”. Djokovic was playing dodgeball on my serve and he couldn’t return it. And you were like ‘nah’, I’m slapping it for a winner. That’s my opinion.”
Andy replied: “Well, the results would probably suggest otherwise.”
Tsitsipas and Zverev hate each other
Then Nick talked about the rivalry between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev. Referring to the Laver Cup and talking why he likes playing for the World Team, he diverted his aim at Stefanos and Sasha saying:
“Because it’s fun [playing with the World Team], they are my best buds. They are trying to beat some European guys who have no banter, don’t care for each other, and act like they care for one week.Â
Let’s be honest, Tsitsipas and Zverev hate each other. Then they are besties all of a sudden? I can’t stand it. Which p***es me off. Let’s be honest Tsitsipas and Zverev hate each other.”
About Thiem being boring
Then it was time for Thiem to be the next target. Kyrgios added:
“Aussies and people from England, we are the same. Do you think me and Dominic Thiem would vibe? No. I’m more invested in maybe, like, a nice cocktail. But my boy D Thiem would be like ‘I want to see this paint dry’.“
Nick Kyrgios’s ranking and performance in 2020
Now ranked no.40, the Australian 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 .
Andy Murray’s ranking and performance in 2020
At the moment ranked no.129, Murray played his last match on the 20th of November 2019 when he beat Tallon Griekspoor 6-77 6-4 7-65 in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup.
Nick Kyrgios and Andy Murray played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Murray. The last time that they locked horns, Nick Kyrgios won 2-6 7-64 7-5 in the 1st round in London (AEGON Championships) in June 2018.
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2020
Now ranked no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 7th of March when he beat Jeson Patrombon 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup.
This season Stefanos has a 11-5 win-loss record. Stefanos has won 1 title in Marseille. Tsitsipas was the runner-up in Dubai.
Alexander Zverev’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently the world no.7, the German played his last match on the 26th of February when he surrendered to Tommy Paul 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Acapulco.
Alexander Zverev’s best result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Tsitsipas. The last time that they played each other, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-1 6-4 in the round robin in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney (ATP Cup) on the 5th of January 2020.
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