Novak Djokovic’s Round-The-Clock Commitment Lauded by Jimmy Connors as Nick Kyrgios’ Puzzling Attitude Questioned

Nick Kyrgios has often been lauded as a player who has immense talent. However, he has not won a significant tournament even after coming close many times. Watching him fail so often, even after the abilities he possesses, frustrates many tennis personalities. Jimmy Connors is one of them and he recently gave the example of Novak Djokovic as he stated the mindset Kyrgios needs to win big. 

While Connors talks about Kyrgios’ mindset, he also mentions basketball. The Aussie star has spoken about his love for playing hoops. He recently shared it again when mentioning how he left his basketball dreams behind for tennis. But he is struggling with tennis now as well.

American tennis legend cites Novak Djokovic example as he talks about Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios has come close to winning many tournaments in the singles tour. He played against Djokovic in the 2022 Wimbledon final and gained fantastic momentum after winning the first set. But Djokovic shifted gears and took victory from Kyrgios’ hands. Now, he has been absent from the ATP Tour due to injuries, and his return is not clear.  

Jimmy Connors, a legend of the sport, recently talked about Kyrgios’ concerning attitude toward the sport in his podcast. “If you’re going to be the best, you see Djokovic. I mean, you know, nothing gets in his way. He doesn’t want to play basketball, he doesn’t want to, he concentrates and focuses really just on is tennis and winning.“

Connors further said, “And if you’re going to be the best, I would think, you know, I guess there’s some guys that are different, that you don’t just have to put everything into that. And maybe some guys are different. Maybe Kyrgios is one of those guys. But putting all your energies into being the best is important.”

Connors talked about basketball because Kyrgios is often seen playing the sport. He has proclaimed it as his first love and recently shared how his NBA dream crashed in favor of tennis.

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Kyrgios’ unfulfilled basketball dream

Any fan of the ”Bad Boy” of tennis would know that basketball occupies a large place in his heart. His heart was mostly occupied by the hoops, but he decided to go for tennis as his career. In a podcast with Mike Tyson, he explained the decision. According to him, he was shooting hoops one day, still dreaming of becoming an NBA icon. 

His father came up to him and told him that they would be leaving basketball to put all of their eggs in the tennis basket. That day, he left basketball with a broken heart and started learning tennis to become a professional. He has immense talent in the sport but has fallen short of becoming a great player. If Kyrgios wants to win slams, he needs a different mindset, as stated by Connors. 

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