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Sometimes life is too good with us. How else to explain this sweet treat offered with whipped cream in Melbourne Monday morning. Kygios-Nadal in the knockout stages of the Australian Open, or a match between THE two players who cannot get bad at it on the circuit, although Kyrgios is suspected of hating the whole world in the mornings when he rises all grumpy. Two kids who are constantly bickering. Finally especially one who searches for the spain and the other who takes on him not to put him a chestnut.

One word: INCREDIBLE!

🙌🙌 @ NickKyrgios saves three match points to defeat Rafael Nadal 3-6 7-6 (2) 7-6 (6) to reach @AbiertoTelcel quarter-finals. pic.twitter.com/rutHnzLjQ5

- Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 28, 2019

A year 2019 rich in incidents

The beginnings of crepe chignon? Last year in Acapulco. Festival of Kyrigioseries between services with a spoon (missed), permanent complaints to the referee, and lodging of fans of the Manacor bull after the victory. "He lacks a little respect for the public, his opponent and himself, that's what he needs to improve", growls the Spaniard. I don't think he's a bad guy, not at all, I think he's a good boy, but he's a player with enormous talent, he could win a Grand Slam and fight for the top places in the ranking , but it is what it is. "

To brighten this rainy day, my long-awaited interview with @NickKyrgios is now up on @NCR_Tennis. Enjoy. https://t.co/bMbgdn4SQo

- Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) May 15, 2019

A small pat on the buttocks of Papa Nadal which does not impress the friend Kyrgios, far from it. The answer, carefully considered, arrives two months later and has the effect of a bomb in the middle. A podcast with Ben Rothenberg in which the tennis man from the NY Times warns in advance: "It took me a long time to be able to speak to Nick, but it is without doubt the most remarkable interview I could have done in the tennis, and probably even in my career. " It must be said that the Canberra surfer unzipping everything that goes, with a special dedication to Rafa:

"He's my exact opposite. When he wins, everything is fine, he does not criticize the opponent. But as soon as I beat him, he says: he has no respect for me, for my fans, for the game. I am the same person as when I beat you two months before or when you beat me . Nothing has changed. "

How to Make Friends at School, by Nick Kyrgios. Embarrassed silence from Rafa, always annoyed when it comes to saying bad things about someone, until the reunion at Wimbledon. The Spaniard is doing well on this one and regains the advantage in face-to-face (4-3), but a new episode adds to the rampant enmity between the two colleagues in the locker room. In question, a forehand bazooka of the Australian full pear of Rafa, in any case in the intention, and the contemptuous comment of the 26th world player: "Why I would apologize? How much did he earn from Grand Slams, how much money does he have in his account? I think he can take a bullet in the chest. I'm not going to apologize at all. Yes, I played the man. I wanted to touch him in the chest. ” Tired replica of the Spaniard, who feels on the verge of saying bullshit then finally no.

Kyrgios shot him a bombazo Nadal was the aventó una mirada condenatoria. 😒 # Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/l6InpYg3zP

- ESPN Deportes (@ESPNDeportes) July 4, 2019

"It is not a good idea to keep talking about this boy. We only encourage him to continue doing all these strange things, said the Majorcan in front of the journalists. I think he has a huge talent, we should highlight this talent. On the other hand, there are a lot of other things that we shouldn't be talking about. ”

So much for the decor, therefore, almost more promising than the field itself. Kyrgios has just stuffed Kachanov for four hours after donning the indigestible cuisine of our national Gillou, and we would not be surprised to see him capitulate a little quickly, since he has the same physical beach / mojito preparation as Benoît Paire . Besides, as if the bad boy of the circuit had anticipated a galley match, he played it low profile, for once:

“The last time I played it was at Wimbledon. We had a great game, 7-6 in the fourth set. Either way, it's obvious that we are different players. When I lost at Wimbledon, I shook his hand, looked him in the eye, and said, Too good. Regardless, even if we don't love each other, I think there is respect. He is one of the best of all time. I also read that he thinks I'm good at tennis, so it's pretty positive. "

So much love could not leave unmoved a man of peace like Rafael Nadal, who replied on the same radio channel:

"I don't know him personally, honestly, to have a clear opinion. It is clear, of course, that I don't like when he does his 'stuff'. When he plays tennis well and shows passion for the game, he does good on the circuit, and I want him bigger, not smaller. The players who make the circuit better are all important. When he is ready to play his best tennis, with passion, he is one of them. When he does something else, of course, I don't like it. "

@ doublefault28, always at the cleat to treat us 👍 https://t.co/fXiVBOFpys

- Evil (@MissFederrero) January 23, 2020

Will the truce hold out until the cordial handshake demanded by customs at the end of the grip? Don't get too excited. Kyrgios has the devil to the body when we talk to him about Rafa, and Melbourne still bangs his knees for his priceless imitation of the Majorcan ticks in service against Simon, when he had just been garlanded by the referee. Yum yum.

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