Nick Kyrgios was really close to winning a Grand Slam title in 2022 but eventually, he came up short.
He reached his first Grand Slam final at the Wimbledon in which he lost to Novak Djokovic in four sets. Only a few weeks later, he played in the US Open quarterfinals and thanks to a draw that opened up for him, Nick Kyrgios was considered to be one of the top favourites to win the last major of the season.
However, in the fight for a semifinal spot, he lost to Karen Khachanov in five sets and showed his disappointment after the match. The 27-years-old Australian broke his racquet, while his opponent celebrated and while some saw it as disrespectful, he explained his reasons during a recent interview with Julian Petroulas.
"When people see that clip of me at the US Open breaking tennis rackets. People see that as a negative type of thing," Kyrgios said. "''Oh, he doesn't care, he's such a brat' but it' like how much I cared. People don't understand like if I won that match that's another 400 grand."
"Would someone on the street like, here's 400 grand - heads or tails - if you got that wrong, would you not be pissed off?"
"I just lost in four hours at 2am and for that amount of money. For the achievement of pushing to potentially win a Grand Slam, to bring it home to Australia, because I know how much this nation wants a Grand Slam. And I've been the closest male tennis player for the last decade to get close to one and all I get is negativity. And I'm just like, I'm frustrated because I didn't win one for you idiots. And I had to let it out," Kyrgios concluded.
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