Nick Kyrgios is famous for his outspoken behavior. He never shies ways from expressing his thoughts and revealing his take on different matters. Further, the Australian tennis professional acts as a fan in the debates of sports other than tennis.

He has his favorites and being an athlete, he understands the ups and downs a player has to face. Speaking of which, he recently provided backing the fellow Australian and NBA star Ben Simmons. 

Nick Kyrgios about Simmons’ situation

Kyrgios follows basketball and is aware of the contributions Simmons has made. Therefore, now that he is going through some rough patches, and is at his all-time low, he decided to put his trust in him. “He had such success at the start of his career. He’s an NBA All star not many players can say that.” Kyrgios, who recently attended the opening of the latest NBA store in Sydney, said. 

Thereafter, he added. “With those accolades comes an enormous amount of responsibility and pressure, and I can only imagine what he is going through. “

Simmons, the point guard/ small forward of the Brooklyn Nets, gave a horrid performance on Thursday against Dallas Mavericks and has fallen to an average of 5.6 points per game in over 31 minutes of game time. Simmons has been struggling to put in good numbers since last season. However, the 27-year-old still believes that he can turn things around.

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Talking about Kyrgios‘ game, he has had a fruitful season. At first, he, alongside fellow Aussie professional Thanasi Kokkinakis, claimed the title on the hard courts of the Australian Open. Then he made his Grand Slam finals debut on the greens of London and during the American swing performed a historic sweep at Citi Open. He claimed both the singles and doubles titles at the ATP 500 event.

What lies ahead of Kyrgios?

The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up during the Japan Open incurred a gruesome injury that zeroed his chances of entering the ATP Finals of this year. A knee injury from the round of 16 match against the Polish professional Kamil Majchrzak made him withdraw from the quarterfinals tussle against Taylor Fritz. 

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Following that, he had to pull his name out of Paris Masters as well. This, in turn, brought him to a spot where Sebastian Korda was more eligible for the ATP Finals. As Kyrgios only participated in one tournament post the US Open which is the Japan Open.