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The Nick Kyrgios Experience: An Afternoon Watching the Mercurial Aussie at the U.S. Open

NEW YORK — I’m a big believer in not judging something, or someone, until you witness it, or them, with your own two eyes. Things are just different in person. Even with the luxury of ultra-high definition television and the unparalleled access of social media, the latter of which can give the illusion of knowing someone when you really don’t at all, every interaction is colored by the medium through with you consume it.

I’ve read countless stories about Nick Kyrgios. Many on this very website. He’s the most talented player of the post-Federer/Nadal generation. He’s a waste of talent whose immaturity will keep him from ever becoming the player he should be.