Invited to interview Novak Djokovic on court, Nick Kyrgios received some surprising advice from the world number 1…
Novak Djokovic is a player apart. Whether on the pitch, in his attitude or in his interviews, the “Djoker” always gets people talking. During his quarter-final at the Australian Open against the American Taylor Fritz, the Serbian had a huge heat stroke, but managed to surpass him to once again reach the final four of this first Grand Slam of the year by winning in four sets, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
At the end of the match, during the traditional interview of the winner on the court, the Serbian was surprised to see Nick Kyrgios arrive on the field. Injured for several months, the Australian is currently commenting on matches for Eurosport during the Australian Open. If Novak Djokovic congratulated him for his comments, he still wished the Australian to quickly return to the courts while demanding from the public a great acclamation for his tennis star, finalist at Wimbledon in 2022 against the same Djokovic.
If at first the interview was quite serious with the analysis of Novak Djokovic’s match who paid tribute to his evening opponent, the latter took a completely different turn when the whimsical Australian asked “Nolé” how to win a Grand Slam. The world number one, smiling, responded with beautiful irony in the face of a hilarious Kyrgios. “You have to take off your shoes, climb to the top and hang upside down on the highest branch for 33 minutes and 3 seconds. Then you will win a Grand Slam.” Easy, right?
We do not know if he will play the hanging pig in the meantime, but the Serbian, in search of a 25th career Grand Slam and a 5th consecutive Australian Open (he has 10 in total), will have to face in the next round the Italian Jannik Sinner who beat him in the final of the last Davis Cup a few weeks ago.