During his match commentary for Eurosport, Nick Kyrgios stated that he was excited to play Carlos Alcaraz after his injury comeback.

Following some incredible strokes made by the young player, Kyrgios stated during commentary that Alcaraz gets him fired up about the game and that he hopes to play against him when he comes back.

Over the past 16 months, Alcaraz has achieved two Grand Slam victories and risen to the top of the world rankings. After missing the competition due to injury last year, he is aiming for a deep run at the Australian Open for the first time.

Kyrgios expressed his thoughts about Alcaraz and said: “He makes me excited about tennis. The guy’s scary. End range. He’s a freak when he’s on end range like that. Intangibles are top-notch. He makes me excited about tennis, Carlos Alcaraz. He’s one person I do want to face, and I do want to give him a good crack when I go back before it’s all said and done. Hopefully, he’s nice to me.”

Nick Kyrgios, on commentary:

"He makes me excited about tennis, Carlos Alcaraz. He's one person I do want to face and I do want to give a good crack at when I go back, before it's all said and done… Hopefully he's nice to me."

— The Tennis Podcast (@TennisPodcast) January 16, 2024

 

Nick Kyrgios in 2024

Kyrgios, now ranked no. 470,  played his last match on June 13, 2023, when he was defeated by world no. 119 Yibing Wu 7-5 6-3 in the 1^st round in Stuttgart (draw).

Currently, during this year, Nick has achieved a 0-1 match record.

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Alcaraz at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024

At the moment, Carlos is ranked No. 2, and he owns a 1-0 win-loss record in 2024. Alcaraz is now having a run at the Australian Open, where he conquered world no. 131 Richard Gasquet 7-6⁵ 6-1 6-2.

Carlos Alcaraz will take on world no. 46 Lorenzo Sonego in the second round. Their actual record is 1-0 for Sonego.

Carlos won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts, and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

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Nick Kyrgios and Carlos Alcaraz have never squared off.