Nick Kyrgios
Infamous for his off-colour remarks, Australia’s Nick Kyrgios is, regardless, one of the brightest young prospects in men’s tennis today. The ranked youngster showed promise early on in his career, and as one of his country’s most talented representatives of the game, has also had success in team tennis.
He has beat a number of the best top-10 players in his career already, and into the second Grand Slam of the year, Nick Kyrgios is looking to be in fine form.
He played – and defeated – arch-rival Stan Wawrinka this year on clay, a notable feat especially given the Swiss is very comfortable with the surface and, in fact, is the reigning French Open champion, having defeated Novak Djokovic and preventing the Serb from completing a career slam.
Kyrgios has been steadily rising in the rankings since his debut, and is now a top -20 player. At 19th in the ATP World Tour standings, Kyrgios may have taken a number of good victories, but one of his most signicaint performances was at the Rome Masters earlier this month.
The Australian managed to scalp a set off King of Clay Rafael Nadal, who is this year looking for a record 10th title at Roland Garros, and although he lost in three sets, has shown himself to be a worthy challenger going into the Grand Slam.
Kyrgios’ best French Open finish has been at the Round of 32, with that 2015 showdown ending in a straight sets loss to World No. 3 Andy Murray.
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