{"id":5687,"date":"2024-10-16T15:23:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nick-kyrgios-australian-wants-grand-slam-title-to-shut-up-doubters\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T15:23:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T15:23:39","slug":"nick-kyrgios-australian-wants-grand-slam-title-to-shut-up-doubters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/nick-kyrgios-australian-wants-grand-slam-title-to-shut-up-doubters\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios: Australian wants Grand Slam title to ‘shut up’ doubters"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Australian, who was beaten in the 2022 Wimbledon final by Novak Djokovic, had his temperament frequently questioned after on-court outbursts and meltdowns early in his career, but denied he was “a bad boy”.<\/p>\n

“I guess I was branded that just because I was a bit outside the circle of what a normal tennis player is,” he added.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think I carry that perception with the Aussie public anymore. But at the start of my career, people thought I was like a murderer.”<\/p>\n

With long-time rival Rafael Nadal announcing his retirement<\/a> last week and Djokovic now 37, Kyrgios – who has been working as a commentator during his absence – believes the game is “the most open it has ever been”.<\/p>\n

Last week, Australian Open chief Craig Tiley said he hoped Kyrgios would play at the season-opening Grand Slam, which starts in Melbourne Park on 12 January.<\/p>\n

He added that the player would be in the main draw, whether through a protected ranking or a wildcard, as opposed to being forced through qualifying.<\/p>\n

“The confidence that we get about Nick playing is in his preparation, we know he’s doing more than he’s done before,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We know that he wants to do it. We know that he’s mentally preparing to get ready to play in January. So we fully expect to see him.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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