On Sunday night, Nick Kyrgios played one of the best matches of the US Open, as he beat the world no.1 Daniil Medvedev in four sets to cause a massive upset. Meanwhile, before the match, legendary American tennis star John McEnroe praised the Australian tennis player for improving massively on the tour.

The former American player believes Kyrgios has an immense amount of talent but was not capitalizing on it before. However, he is having an amazing season in 2022.

John McEnroe praises Nick Kyrgios for finally living up to his talent

In an interview at the US Open, McEnroe said, “I along with the rest of the tennis world have been begging this guy for years. If you go out and do your thing and compete and get yourself in shape and focus on your capabilities, it’s going to be unbelievable for you and it’s going to be unbelievable for tennis…“

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The 7-time Grand Slam winner, McEnroe, also praised Kyrgios‘ impressive run after reaching the Wimbledon final earlier this year. Moreover, he feels that winning the doubles title at the Australian Open gave him more confidence for the season ahead.

“When I saw him three months ago after the clay season, I was like: ‘Wait a second. What has this guy been doing? Because this is night and day. This is beautiful’. That match is going to be incredible – him and Medvedev. The winner of that to me is in the finals, for sure. I’d be surprised if they lose [from there], either one of them,” McEnroe further said. 

Can Kyrgios reach two Grand Slam finals in a row?

In the round of 16 match against Daniil Medvedev, Kyrgios played some immaculate tennis as he won the match 7-6(11) 3-6 6-3 6-2 in 2 hours and 53 minutes. Moreover, this is his second straight quarter-final appearance after Wimbledon.

In the quarter-final match, he will face another Russian Karen Khachanov. As per McEnroe, the winner of the match between Medvedev and Kyrgios will reach the final. As Kyrgios won that match, he has a genuine chance of making it to the final, where he could potentially face Rafael Nadal.

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Apart from singles, he also reached the round of 16 in doubles as well pairing with his compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis. Notably, they shocked everyone earlier at the Australian Open by winning the Grand Slam title. So, there’s a good chance we might see them in the finals of the doubles as well. Earlier, he won both the singles and doubles titles at the Citi Open. Certainly, it’s not impossible for Kyrgios to repeat something like that.