"I don’t really like the set-up and the cafe": Nick Kyrgios shares favourite, least favourite Grand Slam venues

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has named his favourite and least favourite Grand Slam. The 29-year-old is regarded as one of the most outspoken players currently playing tennis. Because of this, Kyrgios has also been involved in some controversies.

The Canberra-born, who is now edging closer to return to action after spending nearly two years on the sidelines because of fitness concerns and has already announced that he will take part in the 2025 edition of the Australian Open, has recently spoken in the Nothing Majors podcast as quoted by The Tennis Gazette where he named his favourite and least favourite Grand Slam.

“I am sorry but Wimbledon as an event is not even that good,” said Kyrgios. “I don’t really like the set-up and the cafe. [The] Aussie Open is unreal. US Open is my favourite. I love the venue, the food court is insane, I love that. Wimbledon is insane, I just don’t like the – I don’t know – I just prefer the US Open. It’s so simple, locker room, go upstairs, food. Wimbledon, just not a fan of it man.”

Those words are interesting because Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam where Kyrgios has managed to play beyond the quarterfinals stage. The former world number 13 played in the final at Wimbledon two years back, where he lost to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic with a score of 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3). Kyrgios’ most impressive record while playing at the US Open came in 2022, and he played in the quarterfinal. However, he ended on the losing side against Russia’s Karen Khachanov with a score of 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4. It was, unfortunately, the last mega-event in which Kyrgios participated just before suffering from a serious injury that kept him out of action for more than 24 months.