Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.

Contacts

  • Owner: SNOWLAND s.r.o.
  • Registration certificate 06691200
  • 16200, Na okraji 381/41, Veleslavín, 162 00 Praha 6
  • Czech Republic

Nick Kyrgios didn't think he could win 2022 Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic, says Rod Laver

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. He’s accurate, he can play under pressure.

«I was thrilled that he reached the final, but he didn’t think he could win Wimbledon. 'It added something special' — Djokovic wants rivals at retirement like Federer Exclusive: Ljubicic reveals what coaching Federer is like, says legend 'is not going anywhere' »In my mind, I said, ‘Hey, put in your best performance. You may surprise yourself'.

A month or two later, I said: ‘You can win some of these matches. Why don’t you apply yourself, man?’ “It hit home for him, I think. He realised, 's***, I am good enough, I can do this'.

That was the greatest thing that happened to him. «Unfortunately, he said that he wanted to go back to Australia and not play in the Laver Cup. »But he knows that he can play and compete now.

Read more on eurosport.com