Nick Kyrgios has messaged Carlos Alcaraz within the wake of the Spaniard’s US Open victory, reminding him that he picked him because the US Open winner, again when the draw was nonetheless stacked.
Nick Kyrgios put in arguably his best efficiency up to now on the US Open this yr. Regardless of not making it to the ultimate, as he did at Wimbledon, his efficiency in opposition to Medvedev had commentator Todd Woodbridge saying: “I’m ranking that as the perfect match I’ve seen Nick Kyrgios at a grand slam event.”
It wasn’t simply on the court docket Kyrgios was making statements. Within the wake of Carlos Alcaraz’s victory in opposition to Casper Ruud on Monday, the 19-year-old Spaniard, who simply turned the youngest ever tennis participant in historical past to win a Grand Slam, advised the media scrum that Kyrgios had slid into his DM’s to say “I advised you so.”
This seems to be in reference to a guess Kyrgios positioned earlier than the event. The guess was that Alcaraz can be The US Open Champion, and was positioned on a web based Eurosport ballot. Regardless of there being many extra skilled (and better ranked) gamers than Alcaraz earlier than the beginning of the event, Kyrgios selected Alcaraz, which explains his Instagram message.
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Kyrgios posted a screenshot of Carlos’ quote on his Instagram Story some 15 hours in the past (from the time of writing), showing to substantiate the hypothesis. Who is aware of: subsequent factor he may be inviting him clubbing…
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