"Unbelievable for tennis" - John McEnroe excited about Kyrgios rise

John McEnroe was always a fan of Nick Kyrgios as he could somewhat relate to the Australian and his rise this year has been great for tennis.

McEnroe is glad to see Kyrgios playing well and he can't wait to see him take on Medvedev later today. They played a great match in Montreal a couple of weeks ago and the Australian actually won that match. McEnroe admitted he has been begging Kyrgios for years to commit to tennis:

"I along with the rest of the tennis world have been begging this guy for years. If you go out and do your thing and compete and get yourself in shape and focus on your capabilities, it's going to be unbelievable for you and it’s going to be unbelievable for tennis. He moves the needle in a way that very few players do."

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McEnroe continued by praising Kyrgios for what he has done as well as being excited about the clash with Medvedev:

"But it is a classic better late than never, because you’re thinking almost every player on the tour does that don’t they? ‘I get to sleep, I train harder, I watch what I eat, I’m committed’. That’s what it takes, but look at what’s happening now. This guy has been playing incredible, most of this year actually. When I saw him three months ago after the clay season, I was like: ‘Wait a second. What has this guy been doing? Because this is night and day. This is beautiful’. That match is going to be incredible - him and Medvedev. The winner of that to me is in the finals, for sure. I’d be surprised if they lose [from there], either one of them."

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