Federer for the slice and compatriot Alex de Minaur for speed.
However, when it came to both the serve and IQ, Kyrgios backed himself, “Serve, I’ll take myself. I’ve got to throw myself in on one of these. I think I do have, pound for pound, the best serve. I’m not super tall for a tennis player these days… But pound for pound, I’ll take myself. I think variation, second serve, first serve, rhythm.”
During his last full season on the ATP Tour in 2022, Kyrgios hit an impressive 747 aces across 47 matches, putting him in fifth for the year.
It was also during that year that Kyrgios reached his first Grand Slam singles final, and the Australian has praised his own intelligence for doing it without a designated coach.
“IQ? This is a hard one,” said Kyrgios. “I haven’t had a coach in six years. I don’t know in the history of tennis if anyone made the finals of Wimbledon without a coach, so I take myself.”
Kyrgios will look to put these traits to use in the coming weeks, as he looks to make his return to the ATP Tour after a lengthy hiatus.
The former World No.13 is scheduled to play an upcoming exhibition event in Abu Dhabi, before making his official return at the Brisbane International ahead of the Australian Open.
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