Kyrgios, on Nadal: "I couldn't stand him, his gestures on the court disgusted me"

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It was always clear that there was no connection between them, but it also became evident that if any of the others would speak ill of the other, it would be Nick Kyrgios about Rafael Nadal. Once the Spaniard retired and the Australian was close to it, Kyrgios launched into giving his opinion about Rafa in very unfavorable terms, highlighting his bad taste.

These controversial statements were made during an appearance by Nick Kyrgios on the Nothing Major podcast, where he was asked about his relationship with Rafael Nadal, as reported by Tennis365. It is well known that he maintains a good friendship with Murray, smoothed things over with Djokovic over the years, and recently had a great connection with him, while he never had any issues with Federer. However, the way he competed against Nadal and his challenges towards him when they were both active suggested an opinion like the one he expressed without filters.

- Kyrgios admits to feeling immense internal anger when facing Nadal, which drove him to display his best tennis

"I couldn't stand it. When I saw him walking on the court and off it, it generated a great hatred in me, I despised him very much. Playing against him motivated me a lot; I felt great anger inside me and always tried to play my best tennis to show everyone that I idolized him for his work ethic, that one can succeed by having fun and being calm. I never had similar feelings when facing Roger or Novak, for example," said Kyrgios, who won three out of the six matches he played against Nadal.

As if this were not enough, in words quoted by TNT, Nick Kyrgios offensively referred to the pre-serve and between-point routines that Rafael Nadal had. "What Rafa had were tennis illnesses with all that he did during the matches. Some of his gestures disgusted me. I hated seeing players who took a long time between serves, especially between the first and second serve. He did that, and that made me despise him," affirmed the Australian tennis player.

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