Nick Kyrgios must get physically stronger to compete at the highest level, says Greg Rusedski

Former British No.1 Greg Rusedski has warned Nick Kyrgios that he will struggle to compete for Grand Slam titles unless he makes himself physically stronger. The Australian limped out of the Cincinnati Open in a crushing 6-3 6-2 defeat at the hands on American Taylor Fritz. Ad Kyrgios has enjoyed a successful year in which he made the Wimbledon final, as well as winning the singles and doubles at the Citi Open in Washington.

ATP Montreal'Disgusting behaviour' — Kyrgios condemns fan after Medvedev row14/08/2022 AT 20:00 More recently, he reached the quarter-finals of the Canadian Open, but admitted to being “a bit worn out with everything”, following his last-eight exit against Hubert Hurkacz. Kyrgios’ efforts in Cincinnati — or perhaps lack of — led to the crowd booing the controversial 27-year-old. Summing up the match for Amazon Prime Video, Rusedski said, “It did unravel” for Kyrgios.

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He’s improved out of sight but physically he’s got to get stronger”, Rusedski said. Despite struggling on court, Kyrgios was still able to find the energy for yet another x-rated rant at umpire, Renaud Lichtenstein, during his defeat. Complaining of