“People are watching that match and think what’s going on?”
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The controversial Australian has always been tipped to be the sport’s next star, but was brushed aside by a dominant Andy Murray in the last-16 of Wimbledon.
Andy Murray has moved into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a surprisingly straightforward win over Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.
The first set was obviously key.
“Nick has had one of the toughest draws of anybody”, Cahill said after Kyrgios beat Radek Stepanek, Dustin Brown and Lopez.
Murray was joined in the quarter-finals by Roger Federer, who is the only other man not yet to have dropped a set.
“I’m really looking forward to getting out there”.
“I try my best to win my matches, go as deep as possible”.
Kyrgios played a awful point at 40 30 in the first set to miss an easy volley and lose the game.
Australian Nick Kyrgios “doesn’t understand” what it takes to be a Grand Slam victor, says three-time Wimbledon champion John McEnroe.
During Kyrgios’ unusually frank back-and-forth with reporters, he said he’s considered the idea that perhaps he’s ambivalent about wholeheartedly committing himself to success at tennis.
“I think if I play the level I’m playing at just now, I give myself a chance in most matches”.
“I mean, I’ve got experience, but it ultimately comes down to just laying it all out there and competing for a long time”.
John McEnroe, commentating for the BBC, suggested Kyrgios needs to hire a coach if he is to find his focus and fulfill his potential.
He has shrugged off questions about the impact of Novak Djokovic’s defeat, but this is the first time the Scot has found himself as the highest-seeded player left in a grand slam.
Kyrgios has made plenty of progress throughout the past year, and despite one journalist already asking him about the possibility of leaving the sport after losing in the fourth round of Wimbledon to the second best player in the world, he clearly has enough talent to sustain an acceptable career whatever he chooses.
The world number two said: “I think he’s got a bit of time on his side”. Another week, I’ll just not do anything. “One week I’ll just not do anything”.
“I don’t love this sport”.
“I’m being brutally honest because I’m a supporter, this is coming from a good place”. Is that the greatest preparation? It’s a massive part of my life but, yeah, I don’t know whether. I didn’t lose in qualifying. Mentally, I feel good. He is doing his best to not get in as much trouble this year, though he still has a few fines.
“It’s not a bad loss”.
“I rarely walk into a tournament and don’t think I can win it”.
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The break came earlier in the second, Murray ignoring his opponent’s increasingly loud groans as he played his shots, to once again force him into an error at the net on break point and Kyrgios was in a odd hurry to play his shots from that point, seeming to lose concentration as the set rapidly ran away from him.
