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Nick Kyrgios knows it, the pressure will be high this year at home, at the Australian Open, The 27-year-old player has still not played in a tournament this year and seemed to want to ensure. He had withdrawn from the Adelaide tournament due to an ankle injury. “A lot of people were upset after he withdrew from the United Cup, but I hope they realize now that the injury is real. I wish more people would ask questions before they put their money where their mouth is,” Kyrgios’ manager Daniel Horsfall told Australian media. A caution because this year, Kyrgios comes with a new status.
A Grand Slam thunderer last year, with a final at Wimbledon, Kyrgios knows he is among the favorites for this Australian Open 2023 with Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. “I think I come into this tournament with a different feeling around me. I’m one of the favorites. Normally I’m one of the underdogs…but after the year I’ve had, I’m one of the favorites, so it’s something new for me. It’s the first time I’ve played in a Grand Slam and I really feel like I’m one of the guys who can bring home the trophy and kick the door down. I don’t know how I’ll feel once I get on the court. Normally I feel like I have nothing to lose and I try to perform, but I have to find a balance this time,” he told Australian media outlet The Age.
