What’s next for the Australian Open Juniors title holder? More grand slams says Nick Kyrgios.
After a phenomenal 7-6, 6-3 win against his doubles partner and friend, fellow Greek Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, Kyrgios is back to training and has set his sights on winning the US Open and Wimbledon.
“I’ll definitely play all the slams this year,” he says.
“Obviously I’ve done really well at Wimbledon and the US Open, but I don’t really mind clay either, so hopefully I’m going to try and make a really good stand at Roland Garros. I’m really excited for all the grand slams.”
The star has progressed through the Australian Open without losing a set, and says his big strength is his powerful serve.
He clocked a 212km/h serve last week, showing his world No. 1 status isn’t just for show.
Kyrgios was all praise for his friend, and told Neos Kosmos he felt it was an advantage playing against Kokkinakis.
“I’d probably rather play someone like Thanasi, someone I know really well off the court and someone that I know his strengths and weaknesses rather than someone internationally that I don’t know,” he said.
Sadly Kokkinakis has had some bad news this week, and will miss the next few months due to a stress fracture in his back.
“I know I can recover. I’m young. I have plenty of time. I can recover and come back and do well later on in the year,” he says.
Up next for the world No. 1 is to try and play as many ATP ranking games in order to boost his pro ranking up.
He wants to progress to around 300, much further than his current 840 ranking.
This week, he’s off to South Australia to play a Challenger event.
But right now he’s content with sitting on the couch and relaxing.
“I’m enjoying some time at home right now. I’ll probably have a couple more days off,” he says with a laugh.