“He Never Won a Grand Slam”: Boris Becker Feels Nick Kyrgios Needs a Coach

Former World No.1 Boris Becker who is widely regarded as one of the best players in tennis history seems to have a suggestion for Nick Kyrgios. The German created a record in 1985 after becoming the youngest man to win Wimbledon when he was a mere 17 years old. Becker also became the first unseeded player and the only German player to the Wimbledon Championships.

Becker recently sat down for an interview with Top Level Tennis. The six-time Grand Slam champion emphasized the importance of a coach in a tennis player’s career.

“I want to talk about the role of coach for a tennis player, I think it’s a little bit underestimated. I have benefitted, from all the great coaches I’ve had. I have learned a lot more with them than without them. Roger Federer is working with the same coach, Severin Luthi, from the beginning. Roger is working with Ljubicic and he has Edberg, but his first coach is the same guy,” said Becker during the interaction.

“Maybe Nick Kyrgios needs a coach” – Boris Becker

Becker went on to criticize Nick Kyrgios. He contended that the reason Kyrgios has never won a Grand Slam might be because he finds coaches overrated.

“You also have other players, like Nick Kyrgios, who says, on the other hand, saying ‘On a coach is overrated and its a waste of money and everything’ and he’s never won a Grand Slam, maybe he needs a coach,” said Boris Becker during the interview with Top Level Tennis.

It will be interesting to see how Nick Kyrgios reacts to Boris’s comments. The duo had a heated exchange on Twitter a few months back.

Interestingly, the 17-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic was coached by Boris Becker from 2013 to 2016. Djokovic added seven Grand Slams to his tally during their partnership.