Nick Kyrgios says his respect for Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal has grown after Wimbledon run

Nick Kyrgios says his respect has grown for Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal after reflecting on his run to the Wimbledon final.. The Australian reached his maiden Grand Slam final at SW19, and gave Djokovic an early scare before losing in four sets to the Serbian. Ad/> After a break in the Bahamas, Kyrgios is now switching his focus to the US Open warm-up events.

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“It is sad in a way, but it has been great. I’ve got a little pad here in the Bahamas and spent a good week here, downtime and training, but it has been a hectic couple of weeks since the final.” Kyrgios will play in Atlanta this week before competing at the Citi Open in Washington next week. The US Open starts on August 29.

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