Djokovic “Off court, I do not respect Kyrgios.” VIDEO

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios have a horrible relationship. For some reason, the Australian ace loves targeting Novak with his comments. Unfortunately, the world no.1, alongside other players is often insulted (and sometimes with no reason) by Kyrgios on Twitter and during interviews.

Recently, the world no.47 called Djokovic a “tool” when he tried to help his fellow players that were struggling during the quarantine in Melbourne.

I do not respect Kyrgios

During the press conference that precedes the Australian Open, Djokovic was asked to give an opinion about Kyrgios’ comments about him. Novak said that while he respects what he brings to the game, he doesn’t respect him for his off court behaviour.

“I’ve said this before. I think he’s good for the sport. Obviously, he’s someone that is different. He goes about his tennis, he goes about his off-court things in his own authentic way. I have respect for him. I have respect for everyone else really because everyone has a right and freedom to choose how they want to express themselves, what they want to do.
My respect goes to him for the tennis he’s playing. I think he’s a very talented guy. He’s got a big game. He has proven that he has the quality to beat any player really in the world in the past.

Off the court, I don’t have much respect for him, to be honest. That’s where I’ll close it. I really don’t have any further comments for him, his own comments for me or anything else he’s trying to do.”

Novak Djokovic in 2021

Ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 5^th of February when he defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7(3) 6-2 7-5 in the round robin in the ATP Cup (draw).

This season Djokovic has managed to achieve a composed 2-0 match record.

Nick Kyrgios in 2021

Ranked world no.47, the Australian played his last match on the 5^th of February when he capitulated to Borna Coric 6-3 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Melbourne (draw).

Currently, during this season Nick achieved a composed 2-1 match record.

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios faced off just twice. Their record is 2-0 for Kyrgios. Previously, the last time they played, Nick Kyrgios won 6-4 7-6(3) in the 4^th round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) in March 2017.