Kyrgios hints at finally returning to French Open in 2023: "My girl wants to see the city"

Nick Kyrgios has been bypassing the French Open for years because he really dislikes playing clay tennis but he might find himself in Paris in 2023.

The Australian teased his appearance in Paris in 2024 for the Olympics explaining that his girlfriend really wants to see Paris as she's never been there and Kyrgios would happily oblige to that. It seems like he'll make his way there one year earlier for the same reason as he told the media in Saudia Arabia that he intends to play there:

"My girlfriend wants to see Paris, so I'm going to play at Roland Garros 2023. It will be good for me to earn a little more money, although I would have preferred to stay at home. I know I can get great results on clay; I've beaten Roger [Federer], [Stan] Wawrinka , I played a final in Estoril... My girl wants to see the city so I'll have to go this year."

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Despite some promising showings on clay in his career Kyrgios is still adamant about not liking the surface. He's also not a fan of so many clay events in the calendar as he explained:

"I've said it many times and I'll say it again now. There are too many clay tournaments on the calendar. I see guys in the top-100 that I don't even know, I wouldn't recognize them if I passed them on the street, and they are there only thanks to the tournaments on clay. It seems crazy to me."

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