Nick Kyrgios details main difference between himself and Federer, Nadal and Djokovic

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Nick Kyrgios has spoken out on what the main difference is between himself and tennis’ ‘big three’ Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Krygios first broke onto the scene at the 2014 Wimbledon tournament as a wildcard, as he defeated one of the star trio in Nadal to become the first debutant to reach the quarter-finals at SW19 in ten years.

Following his early rapid rise many tipped the Australian to go on to greatness, however an inconsistent few years then followed and Kyrgios has yet to get to the level many thought he once would.

As a result, the 26-year-old himself has opened up on what has potentially stopped him consistently brushing shoulders with the sport’s big three, admitting he isn’t as passionate, and hard working as the world’s best.

Discussing his career on the No Boundaries podcast, Kyrgios said: “I love the game but I’m not passionate or driven as [the top players]. They’re like once in a generation, once in a decade athletes.”

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As well as mentioning Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, Kyrgios also name-dropped British tennis star Andy Murray as part of the sport’s elite group, praising the Scot’s strong work ethic, but admits it is much different to his mindset.

He continued: “There’s no chance that [Roger] Federer or [Rafael] Nadal or Novak [Djokovic] or [Andy] Murray doesn’t love it.

“If you watch Murray’s documentary, he’s having phone calls in the middle of the night at 3am to his team saying, ‘I’m scared to not play, like I don’t know what I’m going to do without the sport.’ That’s not me.”

Whilst the Australian may not yet have gone on to secure as many titles as he was once predicted to do so, he revealed he is more than happy within himself, and with his career admitting that he is fed up of people telling him what to do.

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“You have to pick what you want, do you want fun or more titles? You can have a little balance but I have picked my poison. I am happy,” he added.

“[When people say I could have done more] I just say it’s my life. It’s so easy to tell people what to do.

“You can’t tell people how to live their life.”

Even as a youngster Kyrgios revealed that his dream was not to win titles, but instead enjoy himself.

He continued: “I feel that as a 26-year-old I am in a pretty good spot, I help a lot of people, I have a lot of options, I’m healthy, I’ve got great friends and those are my goals right now.

“When I was young I wasn’t thinking about winning Grand Slams, I just wanted to have fun.”

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