Nick Kyrgios is likely to play on play this year as he promised to take part in Roland Garros this year in order to visit Paris with his girlfriend however compatriot John Millman thinks it's a bad idea.
Kyrgios generally avoids playing on clay because it's not the type of tennis he enjoys playing. Long rallies, slow conditions, it's everything he despises.
Even so, Kyrgios might opt to play on it this year as he promised his girlfriend to take her to Paris for Roland Garros. His compatriot John Millman talked about Roland Garros and Kyrgios in a written piece recently.
He said:
"I’m sure there are many Tournament Directors that would love that return come at their tournament, none more so than Amelie Mauresmo at the French Open. Roland Garros needs a great 2023 edition.
"A box office player making his return to play is exactly what Mauresmo and her team needs. The question is should Nick answer her calls? But for me, there are question marks concerning the amount of success he can have on the clay courts of the French Open."
He then added his belief that Kyrgios should skip it:
"Nick will be wanting matches before Wimbledon and Roland Garros could provide him with these, but I can’t help but feel he’s good enough to once again do what he’s done so many times in his career - put all his chips on the table, skip the clay and go all in for the grass. Mauresmo would love the Kyrgios show in Paris, but if I were Nick I’d be letting her calls go to voicemail."
The Roland-Garros main draw entry lists have been confirmed 🚨 🇦🇺 Aussies on the lists: Women’s: Ajla Tomljanovic Daria Saville (PR) Men’s: Alex de Minaur Nick Kyrgios Jason Kubler Alexei Popyrin Christopher O’Connell Max Purcell Jordan Thompson #TheFirstServe
🚨 First entry lists confirmed for Roland-Garros 2023: bit.ly/elrg23en #RolandGarros
