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Nick Kyrgios says he completely by no means needed to be like Roger Federer because of the quite simple motive that he’s a totally totally different character and simply trying to be just like the Swiss tennis icon was by no means an possibility as a result of he knew it will by no means work.
Throughout his profession, Federer was broadly thought to be one of many classiest and most gents athletes and other people – not simply within the tennis world – however in the whole sports activities world. In the present day, many hail the previous 20-time Grand Slam champion because the “greatest ambassador” the sport has ever had as a result of his success and repute performed a significant half in tennis rising in popularity and elevating as a sport.
Whereas Federer was all the time very calm, composed and funky on the courtroom, Kyrgios – who has been one of the in style gamers on the Tour over the past decade – is the precise reverse as he has all the time been referred to as a really passionate and emotional participant, who all the time tells or exhibits how he’s feeling in a sure second.
Kyrgios on why he’s ‘not relatable’ to Federer
“If everybody was the identical and acted the identical, nobody would watch. They wouldn’t be rising followers, youthful followers, like…” Kyrgios stated throughout his dialog with American businessman Gary Vaynerchuk within the newest episode of Good Bother with Nick Kyrgios.
“I’m not relatable to Federer. Solely a few individuals are relatable to Federer, I’m not.
“I by no means checked out him and I used to be like, ‘I wanna be that man,’ I knew it wasn’t attainable.”
Kyrgios might not be a Federer however he has all the time had the deepest stage of respect for the Swiss tennis legend.
In one among his interviews from late 2023, Kyrgios declared Federer “the king of tennis” and highlighted that the previous 20-time Grand Slam champion was the explanation why most of the present gamers picked up a racket to play tennis.
