Kyrgios deserves ZERO credit nor respect for loss to Rafa

[Lleytonstation]

The dude thinks he did something special by taking Rafa to three sets. He didn't. He lost.

One break of serve. Crushed in TB, and lost all the long rallies. The dude isn't a tennis player. He is a professional server. (Not like berr the olive Garden host).

He bashes guys and disrespects everyone until it favours him to be nice. Did it with djoker and now rafa. He can't even be the bad guy ha.

Dude is not good at tennis and should get zero respect or praise. He lost.

 

[Gt86]

Kyrgios is box office. He gets bums on seats. He is great for the game when he is motivated. He is an alpha and does not do political correctness. He is a breath of fresh air.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Propaganda

 

[Lleytonstation]

Kyrgios is box office. He gets bums on seats. He is great for the game when he is motivated. He is an alpha and does not do political correctness. He is a breath of fresh air.

Seemed very political in his comments to rafa last night. Same with djoker. He is just a show. It has become too predictable. Will not renew season 5 of NK.

 

[Gt86]

Seemed very political in his comments to rafa last night. Same with djoker. He is just a show. It has become too predictable. Will not renew season 5 of NK.

Which comments are you referring to?

 

[Lleytonstation]

Propaganda

He is now. Same thing over and over. When has he actually won a big match. No different than NGBS propaganda.

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

He may be just a show, but that's more than can be said for most of the fodder on tour.

 

[Thriller]

The dude thinks he did something special by taking Rafa to three sets. He didn't. He lost.

Same old, same old. He was acting like a vindicated national hero after losing 3rd round to Thiem last year. Someone somewhere managed to scrape together a 'highlights' video for all three rounds that he was in the competition and he posted it on his Twitter feed. He is a wasteman.

 

[Lleytonstation]

Which comments are you referring to?

"Rafa so great and lovely blah blah" and did the same with djoker. I remember the things he said. He doesn't get a pass.

 

[The Blond Blur]

The dude thinks he did something special by taking Rafa to three sets. He didn't. He lost.

One break of serve. Crushed in TB, and lost all the long rallies. The dude isn't a tennis player. He is a professional server. (Not like berr the olive Garden host).

He bashes guys and disrespects everyone until it favours him to be nice. Did it with djoker and now rafa. He can't even be the bad guy ha.

Dude is not good at tennis and should get zero respect or praise. He lost.

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[Gt86]

He is now. Same thing over and over. When has he actually won a big match. No different than NGBS propaganda.

Ruud was a big win. In IW conditions Ruud should in theory be really hard and a top4 player in those conditions. He and Norrie have games tailor made for IW.

 

[Gt86]

"Rafa so great and lovely blah blah" and did the same with djoker. I remember the things he said. He doesn't get a pass.

He respects them as champions. He does not have to like them personally or hang out with them to respect them

 

[a10best]

Kyrgios is box office. He gets bums on seats. He is great for the game when he is motivated. He is an alpha and does not do political correctness. He is a breath of fresh air.

Box office? he is just a show of brainfog tweeners and big serves.

How many times is that exciting when he exits disgracefully well before the semis?

At least with Naomi's strangeness, she has 4 slams and masters to back it up. This guy has zero big titles
ZERO.. Let that sink in. mate.
I don't hear Nick talking now !!!!! 0, Nada, Zilch.

Until then he is just another Benoit Paire skilled at breaking rackets & losing early.

 

[D.Nalby12]

Agree with op. Kyrgios should be ignored.

 

[Kralingen]

He won more points of 9+ shots than Nadal did in the first set iirc.

 

[Terenigma]

Kyrgios is box office. He gets bums on seats. He is great for the game when he is motivated. He is an alpha and does not do political correctness. He is a breath of fresh air.

He doesn't though. No-one watches Kyrgios vs a journeyman player. People only pay attention when he's drawn against a big name player like Nadal and it's not Kyrgios who is getting the bums in seats for that match is it? Kyrgios is vastly overrated as both a player and as a "popular" person.

 

[beast of mallorca]

The dude thinks he did something special by taking Rafa to three sets. He didn't. He lost.

One break of serve. Crushed in TB, and lost all the long rallies. The dude isn't a tennis player. He is a professional server. (Not like berr the olive Garden host).

He bashes guys and disrespects everyone until it favours him to be nice. Did it with djoker and now rafa. He can't even be the bad guy ha.

Dude is not good at tennis and should get zero respect or praise. He lost.

Berr...the Olive Garden Host

You are savage.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

lol

 

[Lleytonstation]

He respects them as champions. He does not have to like them personally or hang out with them to respect them

He didn't respect them before.

 

[lim]

He was entertaining when he was winning now it’s just sad to watch

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

He won more points of 9+ shots than Nadal did in the first set iirc.

But El Nadal won the right ones.

 

[ND-13]

A part time tennis player , who has played around 25 matches over last 3 years, had set points in Set 1 and Set 2 and had multiple break points to go ahead in Set 3.

It was a match that got decided by a point or two. LOL

 

[Lleytonstation]

He won more points of 9+ shots than Nadal did in the first set iirc.

Yeah I have no clue who won the long points ha. But it is no longer an intriguing match up because he isn't a threat to beat him.

 

[Lleytonstation]

A part time tennis player , who has played around 25 matches over last 3 years, had set points in Set 1 and Set 2 and had multiple break points to go ahead in Set 3.

It was a match that got decided by a point or two. LOL

Yet lost as predicted. Tennis is usually decided by just a few points.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

I disagree.

His game is flashy and unusual, he might be one of the greatest shot-makers ever.

The fact is that his fitness, childishness and mental instability get in the way. As uber-skilled as he is, he is very unprofessional. A key flaw.

And he needs to learn about PERCENTAGE TENNIS. Randomly blasting balls to impress the blondes in the stands is only gonna get you so far.

He was very close to winning that match. Has a much better record vs Nadal than most.

I dislike his personality but there's no denying the spectacular shots he makes, and the fact he's fun on the court with his endless schizo monologues.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

He's may be just a show, but that's more than can be said for most of the fodder on tour.

At least he's interesting to watch against top players because he may legit upset them in BO3 (20-19 record vs top 10 now). Not really in BO5 but he's played some fun matches against them at AO and WB.

 

[Kralingen]

Yeah I have no clue who won the long points ha. But it is no longer an intriguing match up because he isn't a threat to beat him.

Yeah, I was just pointing it out bc that part of his game was a somewhat pleasant surprise. He had good commitment for the most part in long points.

The issue was his god awful return. I'm pretty sure he and Nadal had around equal % of unreturned serves. When you have arguably a top 10 serve ever and you're playing... Nadal... that should never happen in a million years.

 

[clayqueen]

Kyrgios says he wanted to be the one to break Rafa's winning streak then I suppose he would have happily lost in the next round but he would be able to dine on his Nadal victory for ever. He should really ask himself why. Why is he a professional tennis player when his whole career revolves around one player?

 

[TheNachoMan]

He’s entertaining and has something called charisma. He makes me want to watch and tune in. That’s more than can be said for any of kids.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Yeah I have no clue who won the long points ha. But it is no longer an intriguing match up because he isn't a threat to beat him.

Nadal won their last 3 matches:

But... scores...

63 36 76 76

63 36 76 76

76 57 64

Are you sure about him not being a threat?

60 61 63 = no threat.

76 57 64 = threat

 

[Lleytonstation]

Nadal won their last 3 matches:

But... scores...

63 36 76 76

63 36 76 76

76 57 64

Are you sure about him not being a threat?

Very much. Eventually you have to win.

 

[wangs78]

Rafa in his interview said something like he "... likes or respects Kyrgios as a... character". That kind of says it all lol.

 

[clayqueen]

Yeah, I was just pointing it out bc that part of his game was a somewhat pleasant surprise. He had good commitment for the most part in long points.

The issue was his god awful return. I'm pretty sure he and Nadal had around equal % of unreturned serves. When you have arguably a top 10 serve ever and you're playing... Nadal... that should never happen in a million years.

 

[octobrina10]

Kyrgios is box office. He gets bums on seats. He is great for the game when he is motivated. He is an alpha and does not do political correctness. He is a breath of fresh air.

Box office for hooligans. He is a breath of toxic air.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Very much. Eventually you have to win.

He won 3 times before.

Including a slam win.

What more do you want? Total H2H dominance over Nadal?

 

[Kralingen]

That has nothing to do with Kyrgios dumping 20 serves into the net and returning poorly on BPs.

 

[UnderratedSlam]

Rafa in his interview said something like he "... likes or respects Kyrgios as a... character". That kind of says it all lol.

The way people "respect" Laurel & Hardy or Beavis & Butthead you mean?

 

[Lleytonstation]

He won 3 times before.

Including a slam win.

What more do you want? Total H2H dominance over Nadal?

I am saying his shtick is old. If it were a show it would have been cancled.

 

[ffw2]

I am saying his shtick is old. If it were a show it would have been cancled.

Do you think a face tat will save him?

 

[UnderratedSlam]

I am saying his shtick is old. If it were a show it would have been cancled.

It's so "old" that I found it to be one of the most fun matches in a long time.

And I'm one of many who say this.

You can't fight majority taste, hard as you might, not in sports anyway. People like to be entertained, nothing wrong with that at all.

 

[ffw2]

It's so "old" that I found it to be one of the most fun matches in a long time.

And I'm one of many who say this.

You can't fight majority taste, hard as you might, not in sports anyway. People like to be entertained, nothing wrong with that at all.

Where will you draw a line?

 

[Lleytonstation]

It's so "old" that I found it to be one of the most fun matches in a long time.

And I'm one of many who say this.

You can't fight majority taste, hard as you might, not in sports anyway. People like to be entertained, nothing wrong with that at all.

You fell for the propaganda. Happens to the best of us.

 

[wangs78]

The way people "respect" Laurel & Hardy or Beavis & Butthead you mean?

Exactly. Kyrgios is, quite simply, a clown. He is very good tennis player, to be sure.

 

[ffw2]

 

[Lleytonstation]

Exactly. Kyrgios is, quite simply, a clown. He is very good tennis player, to be sure.

Good server.

 

[Cupcake]

He doesn't though. No-one watches Kyrgios vs a journeyman player. People only pay attention when he's drawn against a big name player like Nadal and it's not Kyrgios who is getting the bums in seats for that match is it? Kyrgios is vastly overrated as both a player and as a "popular" person.

K is only popular with a certain sub-set of people. I myself have no interest in watching any Kyrgios match and avoid them. I still haven't watched yesterday's match, but knowing he lost, I might later, but only to watch Rafa.

If Kyrgios had won yesterday, it would have been the pinnacle of his career because of stopping Rafa's run of wins. But that 'glory' is contingent on being associated in some way with a great player - Nadal. It would not have been based on his own merits. Defeating Djokovic or Fed also would have worked. It's all about Nick, no one else.

I do think he's more than just a serve. But he's wasted his talents. As they say, his body, his talent, his choice, his waste.

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

At least he's interesting to watch against top players because he may legit upset them in BO3 (20-19 record vs top 10 now). Not really in BO5 but he's played some fun matches against them at AO and WB.

Yup. As inflation continues to rise to deplorable levels, some potentially interesting blips are all we can really ask for.

 

[killerboss]

He's getting credit for the entertainment he provides... I think most people have accepted he will never win a slam now. His game is definitely entertaining though.

 

[accidental]

Yeah Opelka went to 2 tiebreaks with Nadal the round before, haven’t seen any threads fawning over his talents

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

I disagree.

His game is flashy and unusual, he might be one of the greatest shot-makers ever.

The fact is that his fitness, childishness and mental instability get in the way. As uber-skilled as he is, he is very unprofessional. A key flaw.

And he needs to learn about PERCENTAGE TENNIS. Randomly blasting balls to impress the blondes in the stands is only gonna get you so far.

He was very close to winning that match. Has a much better record vs Nadal than most.

I dislike his personality but there's no denying the spectacular shots he makes, and the fact he's fun on the court with his endless schizo monologues.

Exactly! He still has what it takes, but stands in his own way.