Kyrgios 'plays the victim very well' according to fellow Aussie Pat Cash

According to former Australian player Pat Cash, Nick Kyrgios plays the victim very well on the court which gets him a lot of sympathy though he has been villainized at times.

Nick Kyrgios is one of the most polarizing figures in recent tennis history and whether you like him or not, he's never too far from the centre of the attention. Being really good at tennis helps his case as well though it's only recently that he's taken the sport very seriously. Cash praised him for improving himself in recent times explaining during a podcast appearance recently:

"I’ve said this quite a number of years ago, I said if Nick can just improve his mental capacity to be able to focus in matches just 5% every year or 3% every year then he’ll be a contender for Grand Slams. And that’s exactly what he’s done. He’s done really well in that respect."

Cash continued:

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"He realises that he’s never going to be perfect and he’s going to explode and lose his temper. I'm certainly someone who did that but not to the disrespect. Of course I yelled at my coach in frustration at some stage but if you ask Marcus how many times I did that, he’d be able to count on the same hand. But there wouldn’t be a set without him (Nick Kyrgios) doing it a handful of times. I did it a handful of times in my whole career."

He also explained how Kyrgios plays the victim well:

"I think John certainly pushed the envelope more than probably he should have, more than should have been allowed. I have no doubt about it. He got away with a lot. And Nick as well, he plays the victim very well like ‘everybody is after me and nobody likes me.’ It’s not true at all. It’s just all in his head."

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