Nick Kyrgios, the Australian tennis professional, is famous for his outspoken behavior. Sure, it brings a lot of bad attention to the player. But at the same time, he is one of the most entertaining players in the world. Fans tune in to watch him play.

Further, as Kyrgios’ doesn’t mask his natural self, he gets to build close bonds with other players. One such player is fellow Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis. Though they often act as rivals on tour, they are great friends beyond the court. Therefore, the Aussie knows what Kokkinakis has been through and what he has achieved.

Nick Kyrgios opens up about Kokkinakis’ rough times

Kyrgios is currently competing at Wimbledon and is into the quarter-finals. However, this isn’t the only slam in which he has shown his mantle. Earlier this year, Nick won the Australian Open men’s doubles title with his partner in crime, Thanasi Kokkinakis. They were the crowd favorites, but not many expected them to actually go all the way. Kyrgios opened up about his friendship with Kokkinakis in an interview before Wimbledon.

In the interview, Kyrgios spoke about a variety of things, along with how his friend was engulfed with financial issues during his injury phase. And said, “Thanasi has been through so much. He’s been through so much with his injuries. He wanted to stop playing tennis because he was making no money.”

“Like that’s the thing you think that he was making good money when he was injured. But the travel, the coaches, everything kinda builds up. I am so proud of how far he has come as well. Because young know something breaks someone down to tears, you know it hurts him.” He added.

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Thanasi Kokkinakis made an appearance at Wimbledon as well where he recorded his first win ever. However, he lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the second round. On the other hand, Kyrgios has been in amazing form. He is in the quarter-finals and defeated top contender Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round as well. In the fourth round, he went face-to-face with Brandon Nakashima. After a hard-fought battle, he prevailed in five sets.

Kyrgios’ next opponent

The 27-year-old will meet Cristian Garin, the current Chilean No. 1 player in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. Garin’s best performance for this year came at ATP Houston, where he made up to the semifinals. In the case of grass-based tournaments, he incurred first-round defeat in both Halle Open and Eastbourne International.

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However, Garin has taken down some high-caliber players such as Alex De Minaur in the ongoing major. This will be his first clash with Kyrgios, who has played some of his best tennis yet. They will square off for a spot in the semifinals on Wednesday.