Tim Henman: Playing Kyrgios at any time on any surface is a challenge
Former Wimbledon semi-finalist and Brit tennis legend Tim Henman recently spoke about one of the most anticipated matches at Wimbledon this year – Rafael Nadal Vs Nick Kyrgios, saying that Nadal should not take this match lightly.
‘I think it is [a big challenge],’ Henman said. ‘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.
He further added, ‘When the draw came out, I’m sure Nadal would have liked to have seen a lot of other players in his section.’
The two had a major bust-up recently with both players attacking each other verbally. But Henman feels this would not hamper Nadal’s thought process going into this match.
‘No, 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.”
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