The Australian talked about that famous race for the `Goat´. Kyrgios believes that Federer is no longer in the fight to be the best in history. He also made it clear that for him, Medvedev is the best in the world today.
Nick Kyrgios spoke on the podcast `No Boundaries´ and as always he left interesting statements from his point of view. For Kyrgios, Roger no longer chooses to fight for the `Goat´ and he believes that his numbers against Nadal and Djokovic do not allow him to be the best in history. He also confirmed that in case Nadal won Roland Garros in 2022 he would be the best in history. He did not forget Medvedev either and he considers him the best player in the world today.
Roger out of the `Goat´
«Roger has already been left out of the discussion about the ‘Goat’. He has a very negative record against the other two (Nadal and Novak Djokovic) and I don’t even think he can beat them on grass.«.
Nadal and the next Roland Garros
Kyrgios ventured to say that if Nadal wins the next Roland Garros it will be the greatest of all time. «I have never doubted Nadal throughout his career. If he wins Roland Garros he is without a doubt the best of all time. If Nadal wins 22 Grand Slams, he has the crown ».
In addition, as he explained, he was surprised to see Nadal lift the first Grand Slam of the season. «Before the match they asked me and I said that it was going to be a horrible pairing for Rafa. The court is not going as Rafa would like, he believed that he was not going to get many free points with his serve, Medvedev is going to make him play too much. When Daniil won the first two sets, I found it very difficult for Rafa to come back. When they got to 2-3 0-40 I stopped looking at the result. I looked at it again two and a half hours later and I couldn’t believe it«.
Praise for Medvedev
«I don’t think that matters. Injuries are part of the game, vaccinations are now part of the game. Nadal will play against whoever is in front of him at that moment. I think Medvedev is the best player in the world right now.. Although Nadal won that match, Medvedev is very consistent.«.
