But the Australians impressive run to the finals is not whats making the headlines. Instead, people are talking about his on-court outbursts and attitude that have led to numerous fines.
Kyrgios talent is undeniable and as per John McEnroe, he may have his demons, but tennis needs him.
He says that Kyrgios may seem abrasive on the court but that he is well-liked by the other players and in the locker rooms. Even Kyrgios himself has confessed to what he deems a budding bromance with Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic. In addition to that, Kyrgios is known for giving back to his community and is involved with a number of charities.
Those are not what always make the headlines though. Most of the time, what makes the front page is his negative antics on and off-court. Most recently, it became known that he is set to appear in court in Australia to face allegations of common assault.
Despite McEnroes praise of the Australian, the 7-time Grand Slam winner is yet to have a sit-down interview with Kyrgios himself. McEnroe says that several attempts have been made but that somehow, Nick always manages to have an excuse to avoid it.
“I get a lot of what’s going on here more than most people,” said McEnroe.
“He’s a good kid, the players like him, he’s well-liked in the locker room, he does a lot of charity work.”
“But he’s got demons you know, in a way - we all have this fear of failure and it’s a question of how you best deal with it.”
“It’s unbelievable so he moves the needle for us in tennis. We need this big time, but we don’t need him to try half the time.
“Who should coach Nick Kyrgios? John McEnroe of course but he’s untouchable. Anyway, the guy doesn’t need the coach, the guy is a genius out there the way he plays. He needs Sigmund Freud to come out of the grave and somehow figure out a way to keep this guy going for a couple of years because we could use him.”
“You know he’s sitting there and he’s tortured in certain ways. [He’s] unbelievably talented, very smart.
“[He’s] a hell of a player when he wants to be and so you want to nurture that in a way as an ex-player, as a father, as a fan, as a commentator, so I can relate a lot.”
McEnroe is no stranger to antics on the court. When he was an active player, he was known for his temper as well. He also referred to his own previous criticisms of Kyrgios as the pot calling the kettle black.
Of his own antics, he said, “there’s certain behavior that I regret”, adding: “I would say I’m proud of most of what I did but there are certainly times where I’m like, ‘I didn’t need to do that’.
“It only exacerbated the situation and made more people get mad at me or start booing me so it wasn’t like it helped me.
“It may be at times you blow off some steam. Obviously, you see Kyrgios doing that all the time.”
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