Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios thinks he probably has the slight edge on his opponents because players are certainly thinking about his form before they go out on the court to play him.
Kyrgios has been absolutely brilliant over the last two months, having reached two grass semifinals and the Wimbledon final.
After Wimbledon, Kyrgios won Washington and then continued his fine form at the Montreal Masters, where he saw off first-seeded Daniil Medvedev in the second round.
āYeah, I think [I have some edge on my opponents], you look at someone like Serena [Williams] or Roger [Federer], before opponents take the court, they may not sleep that well at night. It’s more the aura or their results or their accolades that you’re trying to versus rather than them. Now when people versus me, āhe’s on a massive winning streak, he must be playing well, done this, done that.ā That can cloud your ability to just go out there and perform. I think some of the opponents I faced may have been feeling that a little bit over the last couple weeks,ā Kyrgios said, per Sportskeeda.
Kyrgios not slowing down
On Wednesday, Kyrgios sent top-ranked Medvedev packing out of Montreal.
The following day, Kyrgios saw off fellow Australian Alex de Minaur 6-2 6-3.
Kyrgios and de Minaur have a good relationship and Kyrgios admitted it wasn’t easy against playing his good friend and a Davis Cup teammate.
“Today was really hard mentally for me to go out here and play Alex,” Kyrgios added. “We’re such good friends and he’s been having such a good career so far and carrying the Australian flag for so long. It was just tough mentally. It’s never easy to play a player like that, especially if they’re Australian.”
Kyrgios seems more dedicated to the game than ever and it is showing in his results.