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Is a new career as a television commentator beckoning Nick Kyrgios?
The 23-year-old tennis star might be out of the Australian Open but Kyrgios is still grabbing headlines at Melbourne Park after working in the broadcast booth on Friday.
Kyrgios made his debut alongside Hall of Famers Jim Courier and Todd Woodbridge for host broadcaster Channel 9, calling Roger Federer’s third-round win against American Taylor Fritz.
This after the Australian lost his first match in both singles and doubles at the year’s first grand slam.
Loaded with talent, Kyrgios has mostly flattered to deceive on the court. His commitment to tennis has long been questioned – he prefers basketball – and the Canberra native has been fined more than once for his on-court actions.
Bitten in the off-season by a spider, Kyrgios endured a rocky buildup to his home grand slam before being hindered by a knee injury in a straight-set singles defeat to 2016 Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic on Tuesday.
While some weren’t fans of his work for Channel 9 – in its first year as the host, replacing Channel 7 – plenty more seemed to enjoy it.
Kyrgios admitted to being nervous at the start.
He offered insights into the 20-time grand slam winner – “He puts the pressure right back on you. He shrinks the court so you feel like you can’t play” – and unsurprisingly a fair bit of humor.
“It’s almost like you think Roger is going for something outrageous so it’ll get on social media and make you feel terrible,” said Kyrgios. “It happened to me at the US Open.”
Told by Courier in the on-court interview that Kyrgios commentated on his match, Federer eventually said about the Australian: “Nick’s a really sweet guy. I love the guy. I’m happy to see he is commentating. He is very passionate about the sport.”
But later in his post-match press conference, Federer said he’d prefer to see Kyrgios on court.
“We need him to play first before commentating for the whatever 10-plus years,” said Federer.