Rafael Nadal would have liked to skip Nick Kyrgios clash, says Henman
In an interview with Metro, the former world No. 4 Tim Henman commented on the second-round match between Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon. The former British player said: "I think it is [a big challenge]. Let’s be honest, I think playing Kyrgios at any time on any surface is a challenge because he has the weapons to really make life uncomfortable. Kyrgios’ challenge is to sustain the level mentally and physically over five sets let alone for one match but for seven in a Grand Slam. When the draw came out, I’m sure Nadal would have liked to have seen a lot of other players in his section.
"When you talk about Nick Kyrgios – and you can say this about any player – success is about maximising your potential – when you look at his natural tennis ability, it’s enormous but the physical side, the mental side is not where he’s maximising. The reality is he’s got to do a better job of what he’s doing and if he does that he’ll be better physically, better mentally and he’ll have better results."
On his win over Jordan Thompson, Kyrgios said: "It was incredibly tough. I think coming into today, Tomo is probably one of the most in form grass courter of the season. He made his first final in S'hertogenbosch. He's obviously feeling pretty comfortable on the grass. I looked at my draw, I was excited because we've known each other since we were about nine. We played at every age group. To see each other playing at the highest level against each other, it was pretty cool."
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