'Unbelievable for tennis' - John McEnroe loving 'beautiful' Nick Kyrgios improvement ahead of Daniil Medvedev clash

John McEnroe has praised Nick Kyrgios' transformation this year as «night and day» and says it would be «awesome» if he won the US Open. Kyrgios, who faces world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round on Sunday night, has been in superb form over the last few months, making the Wimbledon final and winning the singles and doubles titles at the Citi Open in Washington DC.

Ad He has previously been accused of not living up to his potential and on occasion not appearing to put the required effort in. US Open'People paint him as a bad guy' — Gauff backing 'nice person' Kyrgios to win US OpenYESTERDAY AT 10:28 But this year he seems more focused and is 13-2 since reaching the Wimbledon final. «I along with the rest of the tennis world have been begging this guy for years,» said seven-time Grand Slam champion McEnroe on Eurosport.

«If you go out and do your thing and compete and get yourself in shape and focus on your capabilities, it's going to be unbelievable for you and it’s going to be unbelievable for tennis. He moves the needle in a way that very few players do. 'Below the belt' — McEnroe questions Swiatek distraction tactic Nadal cruises past Gasquet to reach last 16 »There’s so many people that have come up to me in the last couple of months saying: ‘I love Kyrgios.

I don’t care what he does on the court! I want him to win.’ Every time I see Nick I’m always like, ‘Did I do that?’ «But it is a classic better late than never, because you’re thinking almost every player on the tour does that don’t they? ‘I get to sleep, I train harder, I watch what I eat, I’m committed’. That’s what it takes, but look at what’s happening now. This guy has been playing incredible, most of this year actually.