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Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios is indeed a unique personality. The 26-year-old player is one of the most interesting characters in the game. After the Big Three, if there is anyone who is a fan favorite, it is probably the former Wimbledon quarterfinalist.

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Lately, Nick Kyrgios has been a part of a podcast. During these conversations, he would speak on a number of topics related directly or indirectly to the sport. 

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He recently spoke about predicting that things in the tennis circuit will come to a standstill after the information he received while competing in the Indian Wells a couple of years ago.

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Nick Kyrgios was told something he never heard before 

He spoke on this subject and stated, “It was almost two years ago before all this kicked off. I was in California, Indian Wells on the practice court. My security guard came up to me and was like I have to vacate the premises. I was telling Sock that the tennis circuit will freeze. I was like 6-7 beers into it and I was like tennis is going to freeze.”

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The tennis star continued, “After a year and a half, he and his coach Bolgomov Jr. were like Kyrgios Miami will happen next week. We shotgunned back home. Literally, it’s been two years.”

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Coming to tennis, Kyrgios has barely competed on the Tour over the past couple of seasons. Injuries have kept him on the sidelines for the majority of the 2020 season. Even in 2021, he competed in the Australian Open and took a break until the Wimbledon Championships.

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Nonetheless, he has been training hard during the off-season. It will be interesting to see how Kyrgios performs on the Tour in the upcoming year. All eyes will be on the superstar when he steps on the courts in Melbourne. We wish him the best of luck.

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Rohan Kollare is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports. Rohan has studied Sports Management and has a trophy cabinet adorned with accolades won in district and state-level tennis competitions. He has previously worked in Content Operations for Disney’s Hotstar for over a year, covering Tennis and Formula One. Rohan's experience as a player gives him the ability to provide incisive analysis of the game rather than a superficial understanding. When not staunchly supporting his idol Roger Federer, Rohan likes to dive into animal welfare work, get lost in a book or listen to some music.

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