{"id":4517,"date":"2025-07-12T15:18:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/4517\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T15:18:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:18:03","slug":"nick-kyrgios-brutally-names-two-players-he-thinks-have-been-the-biggest-disappointments-at-wimbledon-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/4517\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios &#8216;brutally&#8217; names two players he thinks have been the biggest disappointments at Wimbledon this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nick Kyrgios has been voicing his opinions throughout the Wimbledon Championships this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/former-wimbledon-finalist-confirms-hes-out-of-this-years-tournament-and-will-miss-entire-grass-season-after-setback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios withdrew from competing at Wimbledon<\/a> this year due to ongoing fitness problems that have prevented him from playing more than five tournaments in the past three years.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian is often unafraid to voice his opinions, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-says-what-his-relationship-with-jannik-sinner-was-like-before-his-suspension-from-tennis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios very outspoken against Jannik Sinner<\/a> since his suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/nick-kyrgios\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyrgios<\/a> has pointed out two players at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a> this year who he thinks have particularly disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2223445478-1-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Draper of Great Britain appears dejected against Marin Cilic of Croatia during the Gentlemen's Singles second round match on day four of The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.\" \/>Photo by Visionhaus\/Getty ImagesNick Kyrgios names two players who he thinks disappointed at Wimbledon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/andy-roddick-picks-the-most-shocking-result-of-wimbledon-so-far-after-carnage-over-the-first-two-days\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon saw many shocks<\/a> this year towards the start of the tournament, two of which involved the players who Kyrgios has now called out.<\/p>\n<p>When speaking on talkSPORT, Kyrgios revealed that he was left disappointed by the performances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/jack-draper\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Draper<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/coco-gauff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coco Gauff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-suggests-the-big-mistake-jack-draper-made-against-marin-cilic-at-wimbledon-which-was-just-wrong\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">high hopes for Draper<\/a> coming into his home major this year, but he suffered a second round defeat to former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a> champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/marin-cilic\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marin Cilic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/features\/what-coco-gauffs-dad-told-her-before-her-first-ever-match-at-roland-garros-five-years-before-she-won-the-title\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roland Garros winner Coco Gauff<\/a> lost in the first round to Ukrainian player Dayana Yastremska.<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios particularly honed in on Draper, who he claimed made a cop-out comment after the match about not being comfortable on grass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am going to be brutally honest. I think my first disappointment is Draper to be honest,\u201d revealed Kyrgios. \u201cYou\u2019re seeded four. I did like the accountability. He went into the press conference room and said he is not comfortable on grass.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you have won the tournament on grass, you have won Stuttgart which is a lead up tournament. I think it was a bit of an easy cop-out. I wish I could have just gone into the press conference room in my home country when I lost to Andy Murray in the quarters and said \u2018well, hard court is not my preferred surface\u2019 because grass is. I felt like I wanted more from him this year at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then probably Coco Gauff to be honest. Winning a French Open and then bailing out first round pretty convincingly as well. A 6-1 set. It\u2019s hard to see that in the men\u2019s game, you rarely see someone that is winning the French Open and then losing first round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is a hell of a player and she is going to be at the top of the game for a long, long time but I was expecting more from her too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Jack Draper\u2019s ATP record on grass vs Wimbledon<\/p>\n<p>Kyrgios could possibly have a point about Draper, who does have one grass court title that he won in Stuttgart in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Draper has a significantly better record on grass on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/atp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATP Tour<\/a> compared to Wimbledon, which is statistically his worst-performing major.<\/p>\n<p>The Briton is still yet to surpass the second round of Wimbledon in his four appearances at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Jack DraperGrass court ATP Tour eventsWimbledonWin-loss Record16-5 (76%)3-4 (43%)Best ResultWon Stuttgart OpenSecond Round (2022, 2024 &amp; 2025)<\/p>\n<p>A Grand Slam tournament where he has performed well is the US Open, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/jannik-sinner-sends-message-to-jack-draper-after-beating-him-in-the-us-open-semi-final\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Draper reaching the semifinals in New York<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>That will be the next target for Draper, who will begin his North American hard court swing at the Canadian Open in Toronto.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Kyrgios has been voicing his opinions throughout the Wimbledon Championships this year. 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