Nick Kyrgios, who has previously criticized the French Open and called Ronald Garros the worst of all Grand Slams, should be kicked off the calendar, is about to end the six-year embargo. The reason is his girlfriend’s request.
Wimbledon Open finalist Australian tennis player said the change of decision, “I can make some money in Paris. My girlfriend also wants to see Paris and I’d rather be at home, but I can make some money there too. I played well on clay court before, I played Roger Federer with Stan Wawrinka. “I played in the final in Estoril in 2015. However, I spend time at home during this time of the year. If I don’t do this, I spend 8 months of the year traveling and that’s too much.”
Kyrgios, who made five appearances at Roland Garros in 2017, did not see beyond the third round then.
The 27-year-old tennis player, who wants to participate in Ronald Garros next year, said, “There are a lot of events held on clay courts. I have said this many times. There are players in the Top 100 whose faces I have not seen before and whose names I do not know. They only play on clay courts, this is crazy.” .
Saying that he would be happy to see all the good players, including Russian and Belarusian players who could not compete in Wimbledon this year, in Paris, Kyrgios said, “I want to see Russian athletes such as Daniil Medevev, Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanove and other top players in tournaments. An athlete. I want to face the best players in tournaments. I hope Australia pays attention to this. Novak Djokovic plays in the Australian Open this time. As we said, the sport is good with these players and why aren’t they here. We are tennis players, not politicians. We just entertain the fans at tennis tournaments. Sport “It brings people together and we shouldn’t divide people. I think all top tennis players should be there,” he said.