Daniil Medvedev the 'best player in the world' - Nick Kyrgios's claim backed by Mats Wilander

Mats Wilander has backed Nick Kyrgios's suggestion that Daniil Medvedev is the best male tennis player in the world right now. Kyrgios believes the Russian deserves top billing having got an up-close look at Medvedev's current form in a captivating second-round encounter, saying that the US Open champion's consistency puts him above his rivals. Ad/> «I think that if you asked everyone on tour, I think they would vote him the best player in the world at the moment,» Kyrgios explained after his four-set defeat.

Australian Open'They probably have a low IQ' – Medvedev SLAMS fans for booing3 HOURS AGO «Every game he doesn't drop his level. No matter what the score is or how much pressure he is under he never gets flustered. »He has so much belief in his game.

He led the tour in wins last year. He's just so confident now. I threw everything I had at him." ‘Most talented player in last 10 years’ – McEnroe hoping Kyrgios fulfils potential 'They're here to watch us, not you!' — Kyrgios in foul-mouthed rants on clock, towels After Novak Djokovic's deportation from Australia, Medvedev is the de facto top seed in Melbourne.

Despite being barracked by a partisan home crowd, he managed to hold off a stirring fightback from Kyrgios. Eurosport expert Wilander believes the fired-up Australian may prove to be Medvedev's toughest match of the first Grand Slam of the year, and thinks Kyrgios may be right in positing that Medvedev is the current top dog. «Novak is not at the Australian Open, to be fair to Nick Kyrgios,» Wilander explained in Eurosport's Cube.