NY Times · Aug 29, 2019
Nick Kyrgios: On a Path to Glory, Suspension or Both?
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Nick Kyrgios appears to be rightfully headed for another suspension from the men’s tennis tour.
He could also go deep, very deep, at this United States Open.
That puts the sport in an awkward position, but then Kyrgios is constantly tying his profession and himself into knots as he flickers between brilliant and boorish, compassionate and clueless.
No man outside the Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer generates as much buzz. You can argue that no man, not even one of the Big Three, generates as much interest from the younger fans tennis desperately needs to reach if it is to remain a part of everyone’s screen time.