Tennis
Posted on April 5, 2020 at 5:35 p.m. by The editorial staff
For many players on the ATP circuit, the “Big 3” is a benchmark. But in his image, Nick Kyrgios revealed that he was rather inspired by the current 49th world, namely Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
The coronavirus has shaken world tennis head on. But the players of the circuit ATP do not stay with their arms crossed. Many tennis players have called for donations such as Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic. For others, the time has come. Nick Kyrgios made amazing revelations about his idol in an interview …
Tsonga much more inspiring than Federer …
“Roger Federer was not my youthful idol. In tennis, my idols were more Gaël Monfils and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, (current 49th in the world) but Roger is a superb example for young people. The person that inspired me for my game is Tsonga. I loved his way of playing, he was a showman. I shaped my game according to his, big services and big forehands. And now our games are very similar. I played it once at the Australian Open, and it was a very special feeling. I had beaten him, but I still looked at him as someone I admired. I was also super nervous to play against him. He was my youthful idol, and he still is. When I saw it, I swear, I was so stressed. People think I'm cool, but what I wanted was for him to think I was the coolest in the world. “ has explained Nick Kyrgios in comments reported by TennisNews.
— to le10sport.com