3 ways in which Felix Auger-Aliassime's playing style resembles that of Nick Kyrgios

The backhands of both Nick Kyrgios (left) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (Sources of both: Zimbio)
The backhands of both Nick Kyrgios (left) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (Sources of both: Zimbio)

3. Service Style and Technique

The serves of both Nick Kyrgios (left) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (Sources of both: Zimbio)
The serves of both Nick Kyrgios (left) and Felix Auger-Aliassime (Sources of both: Zimbio)

Yes, the forehand is a crucial aspect of one's game, but the service is of utmost importance. It is the final part in the comparison of Kyrgios and Auger-Aliassime today. In this image above, you will see that the serving technique is quite similar (the ball toss and contact is even more similar), but you can't take much from it as most players have such serves.

What you can look into, though, are the racquet speeds, angles and power generated on serve. These aspects in Auger-Aliassime's game definitely resemble those of Nick Kyrgios.

The serving style of these two players is also something to watch out for. They both try to take advantage of their height with big first serves. Sometimes these guys go for more powerful second serves as well. One could see it live on Monday in Vienna as Felix Auger-Aliassime made 2 double faults trying for such a serve, an act for which Kyrgios has been criticized and praised (when it goes right).

When both these players eventually meet on court, it's going to be a very tasty, potentially spicy contest.

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