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Nick Kyrgios is ranked #35.

Guido Pella is ranked #26. I never heard of Pella. I had to look him up. He's 28. He made it to the third round of a Major 2x.

That is all.

But Nick doesn't care. #STTYTM

This is what makes Kyrgios frustrating. Pella is a solid journeyman who has been around a while doing his thing. However, if Kyrgios cared he would play more events and give it his all every point such as a Pella.

So, the fact that Pella is a much more respected and pure tennis player, and will have a much longer caeer than NK is sad.

But good for Pella that he is improving his game without being flashy and doing it the right way.

Majors on clay, last 12 months:

Clay:
250 Title in Sao Paulo
Challenger title in Montevideo
250 Runner up in Umag
250 Runner up in Cordoba
SF in Buenos Aires
QF in Barcelona with a win over top 15 Khachanov
QF at the Monte Carlo Masters with wins over top 20 Cecchinato and #11 Cilic
QF in Geneva

Hasn't really done much on non clay surface except for:
3R at US Open
3R at Wimbledon
Qualifying/1R loss: Miami, Aus Open, Auckland, Paris, Vienna, Antwerp, Chengdu, Winston-Salem, Antalya, Halle.

Aussie Darcy said:

Majors on clay, last 12 months:

Clay:
250 Title in Sao Paulo
Challenger title in Montevideo
250 Runner up in Umag
250 Runner up in Cordoba
SF in Buenos Aires
QF in Barcelona with a win over top 15 Khachanov
QF at the Monte Carlo Masters with wins over top 20 Cecchinato and #11 Cilic
QF in Geneva

Hasn't really done much on non clay surface except for:
3R at US Open
3R at Wimbledon
A lot of first match losses in either qualifying or the 1R on hard court or grass.

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Yet finding a way to be more successful in the current system than Tiafoe, Kyrgios, dimitrov, Wawa, Shapo, Schwartzman, and some other good player. Dude deserves it, now will he stay there? Probably not long.

Aussie Darcy said:

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Hasn't really done much on non clay surface except for:
3R at US Open
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That was quite a 3R performance.

How could you have never heard of Pella? He’s been around for a long time and frequently produces some nice hot shots