Nick Kyrgios is well-known for having absolutely no filters when he talks to the media. Unfortunately, the Australian talent seems to have Novak Djokovic as his favorite target. Sometimes, the world no.47 criticizes Novak for absolutely no reason. A few days ago, Nick called Novak “a tool” for the simple fact that the Serbian champion had some suggestions in order to help players that were in quarantine in Melbourne.
Kyrgios on criticizing Djokovic
During a recent interview with Cnn, Kyrgios explained why he often takes aim at the world no.1.
“I think it’s very important, especially one of the leaders of our sport. He’s technically our LeBron James. He has to set an example for all tennis players out there and set an example for tennis. I think when he was doing some of the things that he was doing during the global pandemic, it just wasn’t the right time,” he said.
Then, Nick added that he is not seeking any public recognition of attention when he criticizes Djokovic.
“I know everyone makes mistakes. Even some of us go off track sometimes but I think we need to hold each other accountable. I’m not doing any of this stuff for media attention, these are the morals that I’ve grown up with. I was just trying to do my part.”
Nick Kyrgios in 2021
Currently ranked no.47, Nick played his last match on the 25th
of February 2020 when he had to retire when playing against Ugo Humbert in the 1st round and the scoreline was 6-3 .
Novak Djokovic in 2021
Currently ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 21st of November 2020 when he lost to Dominic Thiem 7-5 6-7(10) 7-6(5) in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this year Djokovic has a composed 0-0 win-loss record.
Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic played each other just twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Kyrgios. The last time they played, Nick Kyrgios won 6-4 7-6(3) in the 4th round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) in March 2017.