Nick Kyrgios spoke in an interview about his plans to break into tennis and win Grand Slam tournaments. The 28-year-old footballer is waiting for the end of Novak Djokovic’s career to fulfill his dream: to win major trophies.

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Nick Kyrgios waits for Novak Djokovic’s career to return to tennis and win Grand Slam titles

Kyrgios has been out of tennis for a while, the Australian recovering from an injury. However, he remained close to the phenomenon as a commentator on the Australian Open for Eurosport.

When asked about the current situation in tennis, as well as thoughts about returning to the court, Nick was surprised by the help.

Thus, the Australian is waiting for the end of Novak Djokovic’s (36 years old) tennis career to return and give a chance at the Grand Slam trophies.

“I think when Novak decides to do that (not to retire), we’re going to see a lot of guys win Grand Slams. Secretly, this is also my tactic.

I’m waiting for Novak to leave, then I’ll hibernate, get in the best shape of my life, take advantage of my protected rating. That was my plan all along. Leave me, Novak” – Nick Kyrgiosquoted by au.sports.yahoo.com.

Unfortunately for the Australian’s plans, Joker, at 36 years old (he will be 37 on May 22), is in incredible physical shape and is a big favorite in every competition he takes part in.

Novak Djokovic is currently playing Taylor Fritz at the 2024 Australian Open in the quarterfinals of the event in Melbourne. The Serb has a stable advantage in direct matches with the American: 8-0.

Kyrgios has now collected 7 ATP titles in his career, with his best Grand Slam result coming in the 2022 Wimbledon final, where he was defeated by Djokovic himself, the player the Australian wants to leave in tennis. .

The main records of Novak Djokovic

Born May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, Djokovic currently holds many tennis records, but the most important are the following three: most Grand Slam titles, most Masters (ATP 1000) and most weeks out of the ATP leaderboard.

1st place in the ATP at the end of the season

1 Novak Djokovic 8

2 Pete Sampras 6

3 Roger Federer / Jimmy Connors / Rafael Nadal 5 etc.

Ranking of Grand Slam titles

1 Novak Djokovic 24

2 Rafael Nadal 22

3 Roger Federer 20 (retired)

Ranking of Masters tournaments

1 Novak Djokovic 39

2 Rafael Nadal 36

3 Roger Federer 28 (retired)

Weeks under #1 ATP

1 Novak Djokovic 409

2 Roger Federer 301

3 Pete Sampras 286 etc.

Tournament of Champions, most titles

1 Novak Djokovic 7 (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2023)

2 Roger Federer 6 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)

3 Ivan Lendl 5 (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987)

3 Pete Sampras 5 (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)

5 Ilye Nastase 4 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975), etc.