Crowd favorite Kyrgios: “Where should I serve?”

The bad boy is back – and the tennis fans at Wimbledon love him. The Australian Nick Kyrgios isn't so bad anymore either. And he loves what he does, even if it isn't enough to win a Grand Slam title in his career. After a long break from competition, the likelihood of this at Wimbledon is low - but at least Kyrgios made it into the third round this Saturday against Canadian newcomer Felix Auger-Aliassime. An attractive round of 16 against Alexander Zverev would then be possible, but he first has to defeat the American Taylor Fritz.

Kyrgios had made himself rare during the corona pandemic and had not played outside Australia since March 2020. As usual, he took to Twitter to castigate industry leader and organizer Novak Djokovic and the participants for their behavior in the crisis during the failed Adria tour last summer. This year he only played at the Australian Open and a preparatory tournament in Melbourne. A short football chat about Tottenham “It wasn't hard to get off the couch in Canberra because Wimbledon is one of my favorite events,” said the 26-year-old after his first-round victory 9:7 in the fifth set over Ugo Humbert from France. The match lasted two days, and on Thursday evening Kyrgios was still in his bones with his smooth victory over the Italian Gianluca Mager.

Kyrgios is fully committed. © AFP / ADRIAN DENNIS

The spectator stands at number three were once again well filled. No wonder, because whether it was bad behavior, bullies or listlessness: there was usually something going on with Kyrgios in the past. That's it this time too, but the highly gifted professional, who often got in his own way, is now - still not always house trained - the entertainer. So he asked a spectator in the match against Mager where he should serve his next serve. In the center! No sooner said than done, Kyrgios shot an ace through the middle of the court. Short football chat about Tottenham Hotspur? No problem. Not everyone likes him, but... Not everyone can be a Federer, Djokovic or Nadal, Kyrgios said afterwards. “I am Nick Kyrgios. I know who I am. I don't put so much pressure on myself anymore. I can live with that, I can live with not winning any Grand Slams.” You need characters that the fans can identify with. “I feel like I’m one of those people,” Kyrgios explained. Given his potential, the world number 60 has shown that he should actually be much more successful. long since admitted.

Not all opponents like him, but some support his style. Zverev's third-round opponent Taylor Fritz pointed out that drama brings fans. “There’s a reason it’s always crowded for certain people and matches. Nick Kyrgios’ matches are always full,” the American wrote on Twitter. That should be the case again on Saturday.

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Crowd favorite Kyrgios: “Where should I serve?”

Most people talk about Nick Kyrgios because of the next penalty in tennis. However, the Australian is currently offering the best entertainment at Wimbledon.

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