Nick Kyrgios y Novak Djokovic will meet again in Rod Laver Arena of Australiaa previous confrontation where Kyrgios will seek revenge after the final of Wimbledon from last year.
The rivalry between the two and the expectations for the match were so great that the tickets sold out in less than 58 minutes, a fact that has caused ridicule from Kyrgios After the criticism he received for withdrawing from the United Cup. “Wow, Nick Kyrgios it’s bad for this sport! Wow, what a disgrace, a national shame. How dare he sell out another stadium, what arrogance,” he said in a sarcastic tweet.
The Australian tennis player withdrew from the United Cup due to injury and to look closely at the Open the Australia, to which he wanted to arrive in optimal conditions. “People underestimate the pressure and nerves of being part of one of the biggest tournaments of the year. Add to that an injury and you add to the mountain of pressure you face. Therefore, feeling good physically is important.” said Kyrgios to the media The Age y al Sydney Morning Herald.
This fact provoked the anger of his teammates, the Australian second captain, Lleyton Hwitt, and from many fans who had also seen him skip the preparation tournaments in adelaide.
However, it seems that there was a desire to see Kyrgios compete. The meeting will be held this Friday the 13th at 8:30 in the morning and the Australian public has turned, although former American player Noah Rubin do not understand. “This makes very little sense. An exho right before they could meet on a real stage?” he commented on Twitter, to which Kyrgios replied: “Well to be fair it will draw more crowds than any of your matches.”
The match will be a training although it will have components of a real match such as a chair umpire, ball boy and ‘hawk eye’. Also, they won’t be the only ones. Djokovic will be measured on Wednesday (5:30 a.m.) with Daniil Medvedev y Rafael Nadal to the number 11 in the world, the Polish Hubert Hurkacz (8:45 a.m.), before starting the defense of the title on Monday.
