‘Take 47283728 Hours to Serve’ – Nick Kyrgios Pokes Fun at His New ‘Mate’ Novak Djokovic’s Tennis Skills

Nick Kyrgios, the Australian tennis ace who faced the 21-time Grand Slam champion, Novak Djokovic, in the finals of this year’s Wimbledon Championships seems to have formed a bond with him. The match that holds the potential for ruining friendships has created one between the finalists.

Further, the ATP rule allowing Djokovic to take benefit of his victory in Wimbledon to qualify for the ATP Tour Finals hasn’t affected their relationship either. Though earlier, Kyrgios opened up about his displeasure related to the same, he seems to not hold any ill feelings toward the Serb. They are in touch with each other. Speaking of which, here’s how they converse.

Nick Kyrgios and Djokovic’s serve talks

Recently Kyrgios, who lost his first-ever Grand Slam title to Djokovic, shared a screenshot of his Instagram chat. Overwhelmed by how far he had come, he wrote, “Honestly, I never thought I would be having convos like this.”

In the screenshot, the Aussie shared Djokovic’s replies to one of his practice sessions. He texted, “Is that my serve preparation.” To which Kyrgios replied, “Hahahaha. That’s so funny, yours is worse. Mate Tuo (you) take 472833728 hours to serve. “

“Hahahahah true. Sometimes not always. Need to work on your supersonic speed Nick Kyrgios,” Djokovic texted in reply. Both have faced some issues this year. Djokovic had to sit out of almost the entire hard court season and the US Open because of his decision to stay unvaccinated.

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Kyrgios, on the other hand, suffered an injury before the ATP Finals and failed to qualify for it. He participated in the Japan Open after his quarterfinals run in the US Open and although his game was on point, an unexpected knee injury just before the quarterfinals against Taylor Fritz made him withdraw. Thus, crushing his dreams of playing in the Nitto ATP Finals.

Kyrgios and his doubles partner’s achievements 

Though the 27-year-old will not play in the singles, he and his compatriot, Thanasi Kokkinakis, will fight for the doubles title in Turin. They have earned the chance by performing brilliantly this season.

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At first, they claimed the title in the Australian Open. They ended their hard court season with a semifinal run in the Miami Open. Thereafter, they came out victorious in the Atlanta Open and made up to the round of 16 of the US Open and the semifinals of the Japan Open.

Do you think Kyrgios and Kokkinakis could win the ATP Finals title?