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Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Sports News: The Teen Who Took Down Rafael Nadal.

They say you should never meet your heroes -- encountering those who you idolize in the flesh is destined to be a disappointment.
So spare a thought for Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios, who came face to face with one of tennis' all-time greats, and a man he so greatly admired growing up on the courts of Canberra, Australia.
To meet tennis world number one Rafael Nadal on the court at Wimbledon in his first appearance there, and to not only triumph, but to do so with an assortment of tricks, including an opening ace and an audacious between-the-legs flick that left the Spanish great dumbfounded, counts as a memorable introduction.
"Never did I think a week ago I was going to make the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in my first appearance," the wild-card entry, ranked 144 in the world, said in a press conference after taking this famous scalp.

Heightened expectations
Until his win over Nadal, he was likely content to experience the tournament, play his Xbox -- which he brought with him from Australia -- and hang out with his father and sister, who accompanied him to London. He said he'd text his mother a smiley face after the press event ended. Now, expectations are somewhat heightened.
On court, Kyrgios carries himself confidence and verve that belies his 19 years of age, as his unorthodox, Nadal-stumping shot clearly demonstrated. After besting the five-time finalist over four sets, the world has been alerted to Australian tennis' worst-kept secret, a serial winner -- and world junior number 1 -- at youth level who is taking his senior career in his stride.
Many are tipping the right-handed, attacking baseliner as a future great of the game.
It's not an Aussie fairytale without precedent, however. In 1996, at another Grand Slam event, a young Mark Philippoussis -- an Australian who also boasts Greek heritage -- knocked out then-number 1 Pete Sampras to reach the fourth round.
"That's what it reminded me of, where (Kyrgios) just didn't go away -- he kept going for the shots and kept coming up with the goods," Australian great Pat Cash told the Sydney Morning Herald. "It was extremely impressive. It was amazing. It was almost faultless."
He started playing at six, and his background -- Greek-Australian on his father's side and Malaysian on his mother's -- is emblematic of multicultural, modern Australia, and currently divides his time between his hometown of Canberra and Melbourne, the spiritual home of Australian tennis.
He's at home on grass -- something that cannot necessarily be said for his erstwhile opponent, who has endured a torrid time at Wimbledon in recent years.

Becker comparison
After his phenomenal win over Nadal, comparisons are plenty, given the number of precocious talents who have graced Centre Court. But perhaps the most flattering is with the great Boris Becker, who as an unsmiling Teutonic 17-year old beat the South African Kevin Curren in the 1985 final, the first of his three Wimbledon titles.
"We keep saying 'who's the next guy?' and I think that we've found that guy,'' former Wimbledon champion and current commentator John McEnroe told the BBC. "It was absolutely stunning, what he did to the world number 1.
"He absolutely believed that he was going to win this match, and he's acting, to me, like he can win this tournament. The last guy I saw like this... is Boris Becker. That young teenager, no fear whatsoever, no matter what comes my way I'm going to be better than them.''
And if his tweets are anything to go by, Kyrgios doesn't seem the least bit fazed. "Have to do it all again tomorrow and I can't wait! First @Wimbledon & I'm in the last 8 club!!" he tweeted out following his famous victory.
Kyrgios next faces the Canadian, Milos Raonic, in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
He has a couple more unlikely victories to chalk up along the way, but if everything falls right for the Australian teen, he might well be tearing down another idol, Roger Federer, in the final.

Source:CNN





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