Too easily eliminated by the American McDonald in the first round of the Washington tournament (4-6, 4-6), Nick Kyrgios seems to have lost some of his anger, his grinta. In a post-match press conference, he tried to explain why.
“I never want to lose, I’m a competitor, but it’s hard for me to accept days like this, it’s strange. When I’m on the court, it’s like I don’t notice the importance of a break point, I don’t feel the pressure like I used to, it’s like I don’t feel the emotions like before when I come in on the court. I look around, I see the crowd and I don’t know what to say, I don’t live this moment like years ago. I think I liked tennis more before. Today I lose a game and I hardly get mad, in fact, the days I lost, where I was fined for breaking rackets, I miss, but I keep going. At that time everything meant a lot to me, now I’m losing and I’m happy for the other player. Before, I couldn’t stand any player beating me. I don’t know, this is all very strange. “
Posted on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 13:25
