Paradox of Team World winning Laver Cup only time Kyrgios didn't play

Nick Kyrgios participated in every Laver Cup event since it started, except for the 2022 Laver Cup, which was won by Team World for the first time in the competition's history.

It was already the fifth edition of the Laver Cup, and the 27-year-old Australian had competed in all four before. In three out of four events, Kyrgios played against the 20-time Grand Slam champion, Roger Federer, who retired from professional tennis at the 2022 Laver Cup.

However, Kyrgios is still the third most successful player of Team World and the fifth most successful player overall at the Laver Cup. At the inaugural edition of the Laver Cup, Kyrgios teamed up with Jack Sock to get the first point for Team World in the history of the competition.

On Saturday, he added two more points as Team World was heading into Day 3 with only one person who scored points, Kyrgios.

After John Isner teamed up with Jack Sock to get three points and then added three more on his own, the Australian took on Roger Federer in the final match of the event but lost after an incredible battle that was decided by two tie-breaks.

Next year, in 2018, Kyrgios teamed up with Sock again to get two points for his team but wasn't so successful in singles against no other than the Swiss Maestro.

In 2019, the Australian fought hard against Federer once again but only came short after a 7-6(5), 5-7, 7-10 loss. But later, he joined Jack Sock in doubles once again to get important points for his team.

Last year was the least successful for Kyrgios when he lost in both singles and doubles, but still, he's the third most successful player in Team World's history.

Therefore, it's a paradox that the team captained by John McEnroe won their first-ever Laver Cup trophy at the first event they played without Kyrgios, who's having the best season of his career.

Most probably, the Australian will be hungry for more success with Team World next year and join them to make it back-to-back victories alongside his good friends Jack Sock, Frances Tiafoe, and John Isner.

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