Kyrgios ‘asks’ to play against Federer

Nick Kyrgios continues to recover from his injury. The Australian, after undergoing surgery to remedy his knee problems, continues without debuting in this season. To start 2023, missed the Australian Open, the tournament of ‘home‘. “I’m very disappointed. It was one of the most important tournaments of my career and this is not easy. I felt like I had a chance to win a Grand Slam.But I think I’ve made the best decision,” he said at the time. After that, he went through the operating room. Apparently with good results. “Surgery done. I will do everything I can to return to my best level.” added the always special Kyrgios.

While he is still out, and at the same time that the Masters 1,000 in Miami was taking place, Kyrgios shared one of his matches against Federer at the tournament. Throughout their career they have met seven times, with six wins for the Swiss and one for the Australian, coincidentally in their first duel (Madrid, 2015). In Miami, in 2017, both staged a spectacular match in the semifinals that fell to the side of the Helvetian after three exciting tie-breaks and more than three hours of play. Reviewing this duel, Kyrgios cited Federer, 41, and retired in 2022 after the Lave Cup, playing for the last time with Rafa Nadal.

“Exhibition in Switzerland? Roger, shall we do it again?” put Nick Kyrgios on his Instagram account, citing the 20-time Grand Slam champion. For now, it does not seem that he is going to dispute, at least soon. The Australian still has no return date, although his evolution is positive. Currently, he is ranked 24th in the ATP ranking. and the last time he played a match was on November 14, at the ATP Finals in Turin and in the doubles modality. He did it with defeat together with his compatriot Kokkinankis against the always fearsome Croatians Mektic and Pavic. On an individual level, their last meeting was at the US Open, when they fell to Khachanov in the quarterfinals.