Rod Laver says he thinks Nick Kyrgios didn't believe he could win the Wimbledon final earlier this year against Novak Djokovic.
Laver, fresh from being present at the eponymous Laver Cup event in London which saw Roger Federer's farewell from tennis, now believes however that the experience of appearing in his first Grand Slam final could be the making of Kyrgios ahead of the 2023 season.
Ad Kyrgios was last in action at the US Open where he lost in the quarter-finals to Karen Khachanov, but is expected to appear at the Tokyo Open early next month.
TennisSerena v Sharapova, Federer v Ferrer: Tennis’ most surprising head-to-head records9 HOURS AGO Speaking to the Telegraph, Laver said: “Kyrgios has all the ability in the world, every shot that you could wish to make. “He’s probably one of the biggest servers in the game.