jon70
Semi-Pro
Talk about hagiography. Whoever's writing the thing makes sure to put his losses in context (Injury! It was close! The other guy is really good!) and glazes over all the bad stuff. Some questionably relevant facts are also highlighted. Check some of it out -
Kyrgios is only the third player, after Dominik Hrbatý and Lleyton Hewitt, to have beaten each one of the Big Three (Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal) the first time he played against them.
He also donated $10,000 towards the redevelopment of the Lyneham Tennis Centre there.
...Kyrgios won the first set in a tiebreak, but his opponent Mathieu Rodrigues cruised through the second and third sets to defeat him.
Although he lost to Marin Čilić in the following round, his ranking rose to No. 213.
...but lost his opening match against Jerzy Janowicz in three tightly contested sets.
He then faced Andreas Seppi, who had just beaten Roger Federer in his previous match...
In Indian Wells, he served for the match against Grigor Dimitrov, but rolled his ankle and ultimately lost.
In the third round, despite losing the first set, he advanced past seventh seed Milos Raonic...
...before falling to Andreas Seppi in round two, despite leading by two sets to love.
He was then beaten by Grigor Dimitrov in a tight four setter...
After the Australian Open, Alexander Zverev defeated Kyrgios in four sets at the Davis Cup. It was soon revealed that he was playing with an elbow injury.
His won his first-round match over former world No. 1 Murray.
Kyrgios lost the Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic in a competitive 4-set match lasting over three hours.
This was followed by a headline appearance at the Brisbane International 2025 (where he was the 2018 champion)
...he lost in three tie-breakers, not once dropping his serve.
Djokovic and Kyrgios lost their second round doubles match to the number one seeds, Mektic and Venus in a close match.
He was drawn against Dutchman Botic Vande Zandschulp who has recently defeated both Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz...
Kyrgios withdraw from a practice session after injuring his wrist but chose to play anyway.
Needing pain killers to continue the next day, he played Alexander Zverev but lost his match in straight sets.
Kyrgios has been involved in a number of controversial incidents during tennis matches, mostly during his early career.
I guess now that he's finished it's time to put the rose-coloured glasses on?
Kyrgios is only the third player, after Dominik Hrbatý and Lleyton Hewitt, to have beaten each one of the Big Three (Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal) the first time he played against them.
He also donated $10,000 towards the redevelopment of the Lyneham Tennis Centre there.
...Kyrgios won the first set in a tiebreak, but his opponent Mathieu Rodrigues cruised through the second and third sets to defeat him.
Although he lost to Marin Čilić in the following round, his ranking rose to No. 213.
...but lost his opening match against Jerzy Janowicz in three tightly contested sets.
He then faced Andreas Seppi, who had just beaten Roger Federer in his previous match...
In Indian Wells, he served for the match against Grigor Dimitrov, but rolled his ankle and ultimately lost.
In the third round, despite losing the first set, he advanced past seventh seed Milos Raonic...
...before falling to Andreas Seppi in round two, despite leading by two sets to love.
He was then beaten by Grigor Dimitrov in a tight four setter...
After the Australian Open, Alexander Zverev defeated Kyrgios in four sets at the Davis Cup. It was soon revealed that he was playing with an elbow injury.
His won his first-round match over former world No. 1 Murray.
Kyrgios lost the Wimbledon final to Novak Djokovic in a competitive 4-set match lasting over three hours.
This was followed by a headline appearance at the Brisbane International 2025 (where he was the 2018 champion)
...he lost in three tie-breakers, not once dropping his serve.
Djokovic and Kyrgios lost their second round doubles match to the number one seeds, Mektic and Venus in a close match.
He was drawn against Dutchman Botic Vande Zandschulp who has recently defeated both Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz...
Kyrgios withdraw from a practice session after injuring his wrist but chose to play anyway.
Needing pain killers to continue the next day, he played Alexander Zverev but lost his match in straight sets.
Kyrgios has been involved in a number of controversial incidents during tennis matches, mostly during his early career.
I guess now that he's finished it's time to put the rose-coloured glasses on?
