Nick Kyrgios might have enjoyed success at Wimbledon during his career but the Australian has admitted he isn’t entirely fond of the Grand Slam.
The 29-year-old has won 20 matches at the All England Club which is more than what he has achieved at any other major event. In 2014 he stunned Rafael Nadal en route to making the quarter-finals and at the time was the first man in 10 years to reach this stage of the tournament on his debut. More recently, in 2022 he reached the final before losing to Novak Djokovic in four sets. He is one of four Australian men to contest a Wimbledon final since 2000 after Pat Rafter, Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis.
Despite producing some memorable wins at the event, Kyrgios says he is not a big fan of how the venue is set up. Speaking to the Nothing Major Podcast, he gave his honest view about Wimbledon.
“Even as an event, it’s not even that good in my opinion. Like, I don’t really like the setup. I don’t like the cafe and stuff,” he said.
“It’s insane. I (Just) don’t like, I don’t know, I prefer USA (US Open). USA is so simple. Like locker room. Go upstairs. Food.
“Wimbledon, I’m just not a fan of it, man.”
Kyrgios’ comment caught former players Sam Querrey and Jack Sock by surprise who are hosts of the podcast. When quizzed further on the matter, he was asked if he felt he mixes with Wimbledon ‘culturally.’
“No, I don’t,” Kyrgios replied. “I just feel weird there.”
The former top 20 player is set to play at the Brisbane International during the first week of January. This will be Kyrgios’ first ATP event in more than a year after being sidelined from action due to injury. He will also be playing in the doubles draw alongside former world No.1 Novak Djokovic which will be the first time the two have paired up on the Tour.
Kyrgips has won seven ATP titles and earned more than $12.4M in prize money. He has also produced 27 wins over top-10 players so far in his career.
Kyrgios’ Wimbledon record
- 2014 – QF
- 2015 – R4
- 2016 – R4
- 2017 – R1
- 2018 – R3
- 2019 – R2
- 2020 – Did not play
- 2021 – R3
- 2022 – RU
- 2023 – Did not play
- 2024 – Did not play
