Tennis star Andy Murray has made a startling comment from out of the blue about what he really thinks of Aussie Nick Kyrgios.
Nick Kyrgios counts Andy Murray as one of his closest friends on the ATP Tour and his longest mentor on the circuit. ItтАЩs why an honest statement from the former World No. 1 is raising eyebrows.
Murray has repeatedly spoken with affection about KyrgiosтАЩ game and his nicer personality qualities off the tennis court.
On Wednesday, however, Murray gave a brutally honest assessment of the 26-year-old Aussie.
The Scottish three-time grand slam-winner was asked about which players he enjoys watching and his answer included a surprisingly blunt mention of Kyrgios.
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тАЬI like watching [Corentin] Moutet. I like watching [Gael] Monfils. I like watching [Nick] Kyrgios when heтАЩs into it,тАЭ he said in an interview with atptour.com.
тАЬWhen heтАЩs not into it, I donтАЩt enjoy that at all. But when heтАЩs into it, I really enjoy watching him.
тАЬSome of the youngsters now, the young, young ones, are really fun to watch. I like watching [Daniil] Medvedev as well. I think heтАЩs a very interesting player who has got lots of variety and has an awkward-looking game. But heтАЩs very intelligent on the court and thatтАЩs what I like to see. I like people who are thinking out there.тАЭ
Kyrgios is on a three-match losing streak and is yet to make it through to a quarter-final this year.
His ranking has dropped to No. 81 in the world.
He controversially skipped the Olympics in a last-minute withdrawal following Wimbledon as a result of the Covid-19 climate that surrounded the Tokyo Games.
тАЬIf IтАЩm to play the Olympics I wanna do it the right way,тАЭ Kyrgios said last month.
тАЬI wanna do it with full crowds, with my guests there. I want to do it when IтАЩm able to watch other athletes do their thing. ThatтАЩs the Olympics for me.тАЭ
He has since committed to playing the 2022 Australian Open and has promised to feature in the mixed doubles with American teenage sensation Coco Gauff.
Gauff accepted his offer to team up after she was recently asked which player she would like to be friends with during an interview at the Citi Open, and the 17-year-old didnтАЩt need long to conjure an answer.
тАЬDefinitely Nick Kyrgios. On court heтАЩs a super funny guy and off court super kind,тАЭ she responded.
тАЬHe probably doesnтАШt know this, but I first hit with him when I was 12 I believe at the Miami Open.
тАЬHe also played ping-pong with my brother back in the Citi Open last year.тАЭ
Originally published as Kyrgios close friendтАЩs surprisingly salty clip
