John Newcombe says it’d be crazy to write off Nick Kyrgios as the big-stage showman resumes his audacious bid to become Wimbledon’s youngest men’s champion in almost 30 years.
“It’s a big reach, but his rise has been so meteoric so far that he doesn’t know - and we don’t know - where his limits are at the moment,” Newcombe said ahead of Kyrgios’s fourth-round showdown with Richard Gasquet on Monday.
“Certainly the potential’s there and he’s certainly not afraid to grab the moments when they come. That’s a big plus for him.”
Not only does Kyrgios believe he can go all the way and join Newcombe, Pat Cash and Lleyton Hewitt as only the fourth Australian man in the professional era to lift trophy, the 20-year-old is vowing to deliver in style.