What does Roger Federer think about Nick Kyrgios?

Roger Federer is absent from Wimbledon this 12 months for the primary time since 1998 (Image: Getty)

Nick Kyrgios faces Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s Wimbledon 2022 remaining – however what does tennis legend Roger Federer take into consideration the controversial Australian?

World No.40 Kyrgios is having fun with his best-ever run at a Grand Slam and has reached his first remaining, the place he faces six-time champion Djokovic, with the Serbian wanting so as to add a fourth-straight trophy at SW19 to his 20 main titles.

Kyrgios has performed some distinctive tennis in the course of the Championships however has additionally made headlines for all of the mistaken causes with a number of arguments with umpires and line judges, falling out with gamers and spitting in the direction of the group.

The 27-year-old can also be dealing with an assault cost for an incident involving his ex-girlfriend Chiara Passari which allegedly occurred in December 2021.

Kyrgios has obtained some help amid the allegations with Ajla Tomljanovic, a fellow tennis star and one other considered one of his ex-girlfriends, saying she ‘didn’t have that have with him’ and his brother Christos calling out ‘haters and liars’.

Nick Kyrgios will compete in his first Wimbledon remaining in 2022 (Image: Getty)

Federer, in the meantime, has all the time been an enormous fan of Kyrgios, labelling him a ‘nice participant’ after their assembly on the Miami Open in 2017 and in early 2018 the 40-year-old Swiss hero admitted he was ‘excited to see what’s subsequent for Nick’.

Later that 12 months, Federer lauded Kyrgios as soon as once more, saying: ‘I’m a fan, actually. He performs very relaxedly, identical to me once I was younger.

‘It’s good to have guys like him on the tour. With him it’s extra about being targeted to encourage himself once more, doing the identical on each level.’

Federer has additionally beforehand said: ‘[Kyrgios] likes the massive stage. He’s obtained nothing to lose, no worry, and he’s obtained an incredible sport.

‘He can depend on his serve a lot. It retains him within the match no matter how he performs from the baseline.’

Federer is absent from Wimbledon this 12 months by means of damage, lacking his first Championships since 1998.

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