Nick Kyrgios had a one-on-one with YouTuber Logan Paul on his Impaulsive podcast.
Among the many subjects they touched on, the efficacy of legendary tennis players Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and Andre Agassi.
Kyrgios argues that there is “no way they could survive today’s game”, nevertheless, for the contradictory star the absolute tennis GOAT (Greatest of All Time) would be Djokovic.
“[Roger] Federer and [NBA legend Michael] Jordan are very similar,” Kyrgios, who loves basketball, told the podcaster.
“But I think Novak [Djokovic] statistically is better,” he said while he also admitted that if he had beaten Djoko at the 2022 Wimbledon final, he would have stepped away from tennis for a few seasons.
“Because I think Jordan could play in this era, whereas those guys would get absolutely snipped in this era,” he said on McEnroe, Sampras and Agassi.
Further into the conversation, Kyrgios even expressed doubts regarding the origin of Egypt’s pyramids.
“I don’t think the pyramids are man made. They’re not man made, I don’t think so. How do they line up in perfect symmetry all around the Earth?”
One of Paul’s co-hosts then suggested the moon landings were not real.
“America weren’t apparently even close to having anything successfully going up there, right?” Kyrgios said.
In terms of his tumultuous personal life and explosive character, the tennis star opened up about a dark time: “four years ago I was drinking five, six times a week and still competing at the highest level, which was really unhealthy,” he said.
“I would just be like, I’ve got to play Nadal in a couple hours, or Tsitsipas or these top guys. It’s just not sustainable.”
Something that now is “under more control”, in part thanks to his girlfriend of 14 months, Costeen Hatzi.
I felt like I was ready to move into the next phase of my life. Like, I’m turning 28,” he said, adding that “I feel like she gave me confidence … Just being present at times and saying, you know, ‘You’ve got the talent here. You can actually go this far”.
Paul did not leave out the recent trial regarding an assault charge dismissed by a magistrate after he pleaded guilty to pushing his ex-girlfriend, Chiara Passari, back in 2021.
Kyrgios, who is still recovering from post-injury surgery discussed his decision to have no coach.
“I haven’t had a coach for, like, five or six years,” he said.
“I still feel like I could take it to that next level of professionalism. But I can’t live like that … I just want to put [a coach] through that. Some days I just don’t feel like playing.”
