‘He was unable to control his anxiety’ vs Novak Djokovic: Toni Nadal on Nick Kyrgios’ Wimbledon 2022 final performance
Hindustan TimesAustralian tennis player Nick Kyrgios had a successful Wimbledon 2022, reaching the final, the best result he’s had at any Grand Slam in his singles career. Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts as he plays Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the final of the men's singles of the Wimbledon tennis championships. Toni Nadal, the first coach of nephew Rafael and now aligned with highly promising young Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, spoke to El Pais after the Wimbledon final to say that Kyrgios needed to show better awareness of when to play his shots, and better recognition of the situation he finds himself in. He has a bad habit of hitting too many balls in any way, basically without paying attention and in bad position.” Kyrgios is an attacking player who often tries for the winner early in rallies using his big groundstrokes, but it didn’t work against someone as precise as Djokovic: while he did have 62 winners, he also made 33 unforced errors.