Nick Kyrgios speaks out amid Serena Williams drama at US Open
Nick Kyrgios speaks out amid Serena Williams drama at US Open: Nick Kyrgios commented on Serena Williams’ farewell to tennis at the US Open. He talked about the fact he will be playing after her on center court on Monday night in New York.
Williams will be stepping away from professional tennis in the wake of the US Open. She is set to bid an emotional farewell to the sport at her home grand slam.
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Kyrgios will be squaring off with great mate Thanasi Kokkinakis. They will be facing in an all-Australian showdown straight after Williams will be playing the 1012th match of her illustrious career on Monday night. This might possibly be the last match for Williams.
The 23,771-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium is expected to be packed to the brim. This is a way to pay homage to the legendary 23-time grand slam champion.
US Open organizers were facing backlash for scheduling Kyrgios and Kokkinakis on center court. They shunted 2020 champion Dominic Thiem out to court 17. But Kyrgios was unconcerned.
The Aussie star admitted on Sunday that he is aware of the fact that it will be an emotion-charged night. But he said that he cannot afford to get swept up in the occasion. He probably would not be watching Williams’ clash with Danka Kovinic.
“It is obviously a very special moment for her. She is probably the greatest of all time. Whether or not we see anyone deliver the career that she has, I do not think that is possible,” he said.
“I will just kind of chill out, follow the score to see what my warm-up is and all that, but that is for her. I do not know the amount of emotion she is dealing with. I could not imagine it.”
“It would be so exhausting. Everyone is talking about it, everybody wanting to know how she feels.”
Nick Kyrgios desires to enjoy Serena Williams’ moment
Williams is turning 41 in September. Williams announced that her 21st US Open is likely to be the last of her career as she “evolves away from tennis”.
“So I just want her to enjoy the moment,” Kyrgios said of possibly Williams’ last competitive tennis match of her career.
“I am sure she will have a lot of nostalgic feelings out there. Hopefully, she wins. I would not want to see her lose.”
“It would be a pretty cool story if she went out with a great result.”
Serena Williams has been victorious in the US Open six times, first in 1999 as a teenager. In the coming years repeatedly in 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
In her career, she lost in four major finals. This loss included the US Open in 2018 and 2019 to Naomi Osaka and Bianca Andreescu respectively. She was trying to match Court’s record that has stood since 1973.
But Williams made the staggering claim on Friday that she has a feeling like she has ‘already broken’ the record. This comes most likely because 13 of Court’s 24 titles came before the Open era.
“I have already broken the record,” she said on the Today Show.
“So I think it is just someone else’s vision and mine is just to … I never dreamed of having this many grand slams or titles.”
“I just thought I would just play tennis and maybe win a grand slam or two. So for me, it is all a bonus.”
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