Australian Open: ‘Most talented player in last 10 years’ – John McEnroe hoping Nick Kyrgios fulfils potential

John McEnroe has claimed Nick Kyrgios is the «most talented player» he has «seen in the last decade» despite the combustible Aussie bowing out of his home Grand Slam. Kyrgios put on a show on Rod Laver Arena, pushing favourite Daniil Medvedev to four sets before succumbing 7-6(1) 6-4 4-6 6-2.

Ad/> It continued a familiar theme for the 26-year-old of valiant defeats on home soil. He took third seed Dominic Thiem to five sets in 2021, while he also tested Rafael Nadal in a four-set loss in 2020.

Australian Open'Best player in the world' — Kyrgios's Medvedev claim backed by Wilander40 MINUTES AGO McEnroe is concerned Kyrgios will never fulfil his potential, having seen him slip to 115th in the ATP rankings after featuring sporadically since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. “I like Nick as a person, I coached him at the Laver Cup four times.

He’s a good kid,” he told Alize Lim and Mats Wilander in the Eurosport Cube via Zoom. “But it’s tough to watch because he’s so talented, so great for the game.

I would love to see him step up and be in the top five or six players, where I think he belongs.” 'They're here to watch us, not you!' — Kyrgios in foul-mouthed rants on clock, towels 'Not a disappointment' — Wilander praises Raducanu for showing 'unbelievable fight' As the interview cut away to footage of Kyrgios’ best moments in the match, which included a sensational volley at the net that brought up two break points and a crazy celebration, McEnroe continued: “I feel bad in a way because you see him make shots like this, play points like this, look at the crowd… “The guy brings it. I would absolutely love to see him fulfil his potential or get even close to it.” When asked what stopped Kyrgios from winning the match,