Nick Kyrgios: 'Andy Murray scared me more than Federer, Nadal'
In a column for The Guardian the world No. 51 paid once again an amazing tribute to who announced his retirement from professional tennis. The Australian met Murray six times in competitive matches, with Kyrgios prevailing only at last years Queens in three sets, 2-6 7-6 7-5, which marked the Brits comeback to the competition after 11 months.
Kyrgios recalled his first two meetings against Murray: 2014 Toronto second round and 2015 Australian Open quarter-finals, the three-time Grand Slam winner always prevailed in straight sets. When I played him the first couple of times, I just felt so young on the court, Kyrgios wrote.
I almost was beaten before I went out there. When I played Roger [Federer], when I played Rafa [Nadal], I wasnt as scared of those guys as I was of Andy. I knew that his game was a lot tougher for a guy like me to play, I knew he was going to make a lot of balls, so I felt so young when I played him the first couple of times.
I didnt really believe in my physicality. I knew that I couldnt play long rallies with him and I knew I couldnt last against him. I would have loved to have played him when he was in his prime as I am now, it would maybe have been a much more competitive match.
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