Big surprise. Within minutes of playing, Nick Kyrgios got off at the ATP in Atlanta. The Wimbledon finalist was about to face Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk in his debut but the clash fell through.
Finally, Frenchman Adrian Mannarino replaced the Australian as lucky loser due to a oceanic left knee injuryWimbledon finalist.
“I hope they won’t be too hard on me. I still want to play doubles tomorrow night and come back next year in singles.”he told the audience.
This occurred hours after Kyrgios elaborated on the Big 3. In a live of Instagram He was able to give real dimension to what was achieved in London and praised the careers of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer: “You have to be a mental animal to win a Grand Slam. I think now I give a lot more respect to Novak, Federer or Nadal. when i faced Absent in the final he felt that he was fresh, as if he had not played tennis in the last two weeks, he never got nervous. The Australian Open doubles with Thanasi (Kokkinakis), even though it was earlier in the year, gave me a lot of confidence and helped me mentally.”
