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Roger Federer of Team Europe and Nick Kyrgios of Team World poses for photo during Day 2 of the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo on September 21, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22. (Photo by RvS.Media/Monika Majer/Getty Images)
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Roger Federer of Team Europe and Nick Kyrgios of Team World poses for photo during Day 2 of the Laver Cup 2019 at Palexpo on September 21, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Laver Cup will see six players from the rest of the World competing against their counterparts from Europe. Team World is captained by John McEnroe and Team Europe is captained by Bjorn Borg. The tournament runs from September 20-22. (Photo by RvS.Media/Monika Majer/Getty Images)
The Australian tennis player, Nick Kyrgios, has been absent from the tennis arena for a while now. And since he was unable to compete in the Miami Open tournament, he thought back to an old match from that same tournament and made an exciting request to Swiss maestro Roger Federer as he is preparing to bring back the pandemonium that his fans and the tennis world at large had been missing.
Earlier this year, the 27-year-old had to have knee surgery after being forced to withdraw from the Australian Open competition in January. The Australian tennis player’s abrupt withdrawal stunned tennis fans who were hoping to see him rule the Grand Slam tournament that took place in his native country. Nonetheless, the tennis star is making progress toward recovery. He is eager to make a comeback as soon as feasible.
Nick Kyrgios’ friendly proposal to Roger Federer
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The Wimbledon finalist publicly asked the Swiss ace to a friendly match in the tennis legend’s native Switzerland via his Instagram account. He recently shared a video from the iconic 2017 Miami Open semi-finals that he played against the 20-time Grand Slam champion. The Australian tennis player lost to the former tennis legend by a significant margin in the semi-final match which lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes.
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Nick Kyrgios and Roger Federer
In addition, he challenged the legendary tennis player, who recently retired, to participate in an exhibition match in his own nation.
He wrote along with the video, “Exhibition in Switzerland? @rogerfederer shall we do it again?”
Kyrgios is getting ready to start the 2023 tennis season. And what better way to do it than an exhibition match against the Swiss maestro?
However, the Wimbledon finalist has always been open about learning better tennis skills by looking up to the Swiss ace himself.
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Kyrgios once admitted to imitating Federer’s tennis moves
Back in 2020, Tennis TV shared some clips displaying the 27-year-old from the tennis court trying on similar moves just like the former world number one. And after seeing the Instagram post, Kyrgios shared his response to the suspicion.
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While sharing his response, he also stated his opinion on one of the biggest debates going on in the tennis world. He addressed the 20-time Grand Slam champion as the GOAT.
The central concern is whether Roger Federer will take up Nick Kyrgios’ challenge even after his retirement. What do you think, let us know in the comments below.
