Roger Federer Pulling Off ‘GOAT Sh*t’ With Absolute Ease Against a Helpless Nick Kyrgios Leaves Tennis Fans in Splits
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Nick Kyrgios is conventionally associated with controversies. Wherever the Australian tennis star goes, some contention follows. However, recently, a video of an old match between Kyrgios and Swiss tennis legend, Roger Federer, resurfaced on Instagram. What shocked the fans was not the 20-time Grand Slam champion’s marvelous shots, but the reaction of the Australian after losing the point to the Swiss legend.
In their 7 encounters, until Federer retired, Kyrgios had managed to snatch just 1 win from the Swiss Maestro, with the latter claiming 86% of their clashes. So when Federer dealt a blow to the Australian, how did he react?
When Roger Federer stunned Nick Kyrgios with his remarkable shot-making
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In the snippet, from one of the matches between the Australian tennis star and the Swiss legend, one can see how cleverly Federer played against Kyrgios. When Kyrgios hits one of his ferocious serves, Federer returns the ball straight at the Aussie star. in response to this, Kyrgios tries to trick the Maestro by playing a drop shot. However, Federer catches up to the ball with ease and composedly plays it across the Australian, at a hard angle; making it impossible for the controversial tennis player to return it.
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After winning the point, the Swiss Maestro turns back without sparing a gaze, while the stunned Kyrgios stood at the nets, dumbfounded, looking at Federer.
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This expression of Kyrgios certainly didn’t go unnoticed by fans, and they took the moment to make Kyrgios realize that he still has a long way to go.
Some fans couldn’t believe the prowess of the 20-time Grand Slam champion, and said, “Mate, you sure you’re 37?” and “that’s too good,” “Absolute GOAT sh*t.” While some thought that Kyrgios was getting a reality check. They said, “The look he gave Federer was the moment he realized that he was playing the best player of all time.” While some added, “Who do you think you are when you play with Maestro?“
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And some fans admired Federer’s style before and after claiming the point. And said, “He’s 2 steps behind the baseline before he hits the drop shot too. Federer is a different breed,” and “How I love his walk, after winning a point, especially to Nick.”
And some Roger Federer fans didn’t spare Kyrgios as they said, “Nick S*cks, Roger Rules.” and “Roger Fuckin Federer”.
Certainly, the Swiss Maestro dealt a heavy blow to Kyrgios in their repeated encounters. And the above was just a snippet of how the Australian lost all but 1 encounter against Federer.
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Do you remember the other interesting encounters between Federer and Kyrgios? Do let us know in the comments!
Edited by:
Tony Thomas