"Tour will be better when we are both back": Kyrgios calls Nadal his biggest rival on ATP Tour

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has named Spain’s legendary player Rafael Nadal on the list of his toughest opponents.

The 28-year-old is famous for being outspoken, something that has not always gone down well with the fans.

Kyrgios is currently spending time on the sideline after suffering an injury earlier in the year which is why he has not taken part in any of the Grand Slams in 2023.

While responding to a fan's query on Instagram about who is his toughest opponent yet, the Canberra-born named Nadal along with the three-time Grand Slam winner Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka and the current world number five Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas. “Tsitsipas. Nadal. Wawrinka,” he wrote.

In further interaction with the fans, Kyrgios also suggested that his return with Nadal will improve the quality of the ATP Tour. “The tour will be better when we are both back,” he said.

Kyrgios will be hoping to return from the injury as soon as possible as it halted his career’s progress which was evident last year which was the best he had at the highest level.

The current world number 35 managed to reach his maiden Grand Slam final in 2022 in Wimbledon where he eventually lost to Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic with a score of 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3).

Not only that but Kyrgios also managed to cement his place in the quarterfinal of the US Open last year where he was defeated by Russia’s Karen Khachanov with a score of 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4.