NIck Kyrgios picks ‘greatest’ out of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic – and tips a future ‘GOAT’

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Kyrgios has given his view on their strengths and weaknesses – along with what made them different – in a social media story.First, he spoke about the “creativity” of Federer, who won 20 Grand Slams before retiring in 2022.”Strength – ability to steal time away from opponents; also incredibly creative,” said Kyrgios, who is clear to return to action after serving a one-month ban for a positive cocaine test.

“Weakness – high to the backhand; was able to create short balls.

“Difference – played the most aggressive of the ‘Big Three’.”

As for 22-time Grand Slam winner Nadal, Kyrgios found his “physicality” hard to deal with.

Posting on Instagram, he said: ”Strength – incredibly physical, was almost impossible to find his backhand after his serve, which led to you being on a string.”

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Kyrgios went on: “Weakness – struggles when someone crushes backhand cross into forehand, was able then to expose his backhand. Second serve was also at times vulnerable.

“Difference – ridiculous competitor; didn’t know whether he was winning or losing.”

Meanwhile, Djokovic – who has won 24 majors, and is still playing – had “no holes” in his game at his peak, according to Kyrgios.

“Strength, in prime, really no holes,” he said. “Loved when you played fast; loved when you pressed and didn’t mind dictating.

“Weakness – second serve wasn’t amazing, but then improved pinpoint serving; improved volleys drastically; wasn’t the best at the net. Difference: GOAT [Greatest of All Time].”

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Sinner a ‘machine’As for Sinner, Kyrgios has labelled the 25-year-old, who is out of the China Open, as an “absolute machine” and a future “GOAT” for his ball striking ability from the bass line.

“One of the best ball strikers the game has ever seen,” he said. “Absolute machine from the back of the court. Is able to turn defence to offence with any shot.

“Only real weakness was his serve wasn’t able to generate a ton of free points, now has improved that and is one of the best pinpoint servers we have. Hard to attack.

“Volleys weren’t as natural as some of the other best players but has worked on his transition game well and is comfortable moving forward.

“Moves well for someone who is surprisingly tall. With more time [he] will most likely go down as one of the GOATs.”

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Kyrgios, however, did not pick a ‘big bhree’ player or Sinner when asked for his “dream” doubles partner.

Instead, he went for “mayhem” on the court. Posting a photograph of himself and John McEnroe at the Laver Cup, he said: “One time – just to cause absolute mayhem.”Add TNT Sports as a preferred source here to enjoy more content like this.Download the TNT Sports app on iPhone and Android.Watch and stream top tennis action, including the Australian Open and French Open, live with TNT Sports on HBO Max