World No. 134 Kyrgios ended his trip to Indian Wells after losing to Nadal. Speaking of his performance, it can be said that there are many topics, praise and criticism.
To say his good words, it was that he suddenly got serious and lived up to the expectations of wild cards, and he reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters. In particular, after beating the world's eighth player Rudd, Kyrgios has once again won against the world's top ten since his 2020 ATP Cup victory over Tsitsipas. The Australian has won three games in a row since the 2020 Australian Open. After Sinar withdrew, Kyrgios returned to the Quarterfinals of the Masters after a gap of four and a half years, and he was also the farthest wild card player in Indian Wells this year.
Australians have long been unruly, even saying last year they had begun to consider retirement plans. But this time he was different from before. He said coming to Indian Wells and being ready to go all out for every game, saying: "I know what I can do myself and I feel like every player is the same. Coming here, I'm ready to give it my all in every game. I just want to move on, keep a low profile, and keep a positive attitude. This remark was surprising, and many people expressed their support for him to continue playing because his game was good.
Kyrgios and Nadal played again, playing three sets and giving a great match. Although Kyrgios lost, it also left a deep impression on the audience and fans. His style of play remains the same – strong serve, excellent ability to receive the ball, fierce bottom line offensive firepower, and from time to time to intercept the net, sometimes bursting the ball in front of the net, and even the crotch of the ball, fully displaying his tennis talent. At the same time, Kyrgios's spontaneous attitude and uncontrolled bad temper did not restrain much.
Unfortunately, Kyrgios missed the first set to win the set, and finally lost 6-7 (0) 7-5 4-6 to Nadal, becoming the 19th player to lose to Nadal this season, unfortunately failing to become the player who ended Nadal's winning streak. You know, Nadal won with his left foot not at his best, and it also reflects how terrifying Nadal's strength is.
After Kyrgios lost, his immediate ranking was 101st. However, he almost got into trouble - Kyrgios shook hands and threw the racket angrily, and the racket rebounded and almost hit the caddy next to him, but fortunately the caddie flashed in time to avoid the racket.
Kyrgios quickly apologized to the caddie and gave the caddie his racket, who was pleased. It looks like it's over. However, the reporter seized on the matter, and Kyrgios said: "I played a wonderful game for three hours, and you asked me this?" ”
It was a dangerous and abominable move, a black spot that could not be erased from his current trip to Indian Wells. If he could control his temper, would he play better tennis? If he is serious in Indian Wells, perhaps he is worth looking forward to, but his temper is almost "easy to move by nature". You say, will Kyrgios still play serious games this season? Where will his ceiling be? (Source: Tennis House Author: Stray Rabbit)