Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios did not have a great relationship, to say the least, before January last year. Eventually, Kyrgios was among the few players who supported Novak during his huge saga in Australia, when he was eventually deported. Fortunately, Novak and Nick are now on great terms, and the Serbian sensation has always stated how appreciative he is of Kyrgios’ support.
In a recent interview, Djokovic revealed:
“I wasn’t his favourite guy, let’s take it that way, for many years. But he was one of the very few that stood by me last year, and I respect that and appreciate that,” said Djokovic.
“In those moments you can actually see who truly supports you and who is by your side and who goes with the flow of the society and the pressures that media puts on you. He was giving me undivided support in the moments where I was being challenged a lot, and him as an Australian, I respected that a lot.
Since then, our relationship has changed for the better,” Djokovic added.
Djokovic in Adelaide, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWWWWWWWW Currently the world no.5, Novak has achieved an overall 2-0 match record in 2023. The Serbian is participating in Adelaide where he overcame the world no.65 Constant Lestienne 6-3 6-2 and the world no.64 Quentin Halys 7-63 7-65.
Novak Djokovic will square off with the world no.18 Denis Shapovalov in the quarter on Friday at 8:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their actual head to head record is 7-0 for Djokovic.
Djokovic will compete next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Nick Kyrgios in 2023
Ranked world no.22, Kyrgios played his last match on the 6th of October 2022 when he overcame world no.77 Kamil Majchrzak 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
This season Nick owns a 37-10 record.
He is also scheduled to play at the Australian Open (Australian Open). The main draw will start on the 16th of January.
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios fought against each other 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Kyrgios. The last time they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in London (Wimbledon) in July 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios |
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