Nick Kyrgios, who went to the Wimbledon final, his first Grand Slam due to the loss of Rafael Nadal, said that he could not speak to the Spaniard, he learned about his loss while eating and that it would not hurt him. to play in the semi-finals.

“I didn’t talk to him,” said Kyrgios. At a press conference this Friday. “I learned it while I was having dinner. To be honest, the first thing I felt was disappointment. I was completely focused on playing against him and I had pre-made tactics to get on the pitch, the emotions of going on the pitch…”

“Making this decision didn’t have to be easy for him.. He hasn’t lost almost any games this year. I wanted to win all four Grand Slams. It didn’t have to be easy. We had good games, good games. I’m sure everyone wanted to see us play in the semi-finals”, the Canberra man explained.

“I hope he gets better,” he added. Regarding Nadal’s abdominal injury.

Having failed to make it to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam until this Wimbledon, Kyrgios awaits the winner of the duel between Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and England’s Cameron Norrrie in Sunday’s final.