The whimsical Australian player has become another player since his lost final at Wimbledon.
To his surprise: “
To be honest, I almost don't know who I am anymore, because it's not me.
I feel like I'm very professional right now.
I never thought the Wimbledon final would make me like this.
I thought it would be the opposite”.
Nevertheless, the native of Cambera still groans as much on a court.
Hooked in the 2nd round by the Gardois Benjamin Bonzi, who was not unworthy (defeat in four sets), the 25th in the world often screamed against his box and sometimes against the referee.
A habit.
More original, its exit during the second round.
During a break at 4-3 in his favor, Kyrgios complained to Spanish referee Jaume Campistol of a smell... of marijuana in the bays of the Louis Armstrong court.
This would have caused him some respiratory discomfort.
And what compelled the chair judge this improbable and unprecedented announcement: “
Out of respect for the players, please do not smoke around the court.
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"
People don't know but I'm a big asthmatic,
" Kyrgios said after the game.
When I run from side to side, I have trouble breathing, and that's probably not something I want to breathe between points.
The showman would almost struggle with the noisy atmosphere of the US Open: “
I can barely hear whether I'm scoring the point or not.
Half the time I can't even hear my team because it's so loud all the time.
For someone who has struggled to focus in my career, I really try to put my head down and play point by point, try to get out of certain situations.
It's difficult because there are a lot of distractions.
Obviously,
And his original release is also making noise.