If there’s an award for being the best participant on tour, Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios could be the highest contender. Though he is been terrific on the court docket this 12 months, he one way or the other manages to get himself into hassle. Not too long ago, the tennis participant expressed his opinion on the brand new ATP guidelines, however the followers appear to disagree along with his opinion.
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The 27-year-old was rewarded for his persistence, reaching his first Grand Slam ultimate earlier this 12 months. Nonetheless, if we take a look at the rankings, he nonetheless sits in twenty second place. The Australian just lately took to his Twitter account and expressed his disappointment concerning the identical. That is what occurred subsequent.
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Followers criticize Nick Kyrgios after he referred to as out the ATP over the rating system
In a ‘Tennis Channel’ publication, Kyrgios stepped on the present Common Tennis Rating. Right here we will see Kyrgios trailing solely Djokovic at quantity two. Nonetheless, if we check out the ATP rankings, the Australian just isn’t even within the high ten.
I SAID IT BEFORE. THE CURRENT RANK SYSTEM IS BASED ON CONSISTENCY AND HOW MUCH YOU PLAY. NO SKILL AND FORM 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ https://t.co/KOUVDXuJka
—Nicolas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) December 12, 2022
Expressing his disappointment, the 27-year-old wrote, “I SAID IT BEFORE. THE CURRENT RANK SYSTEM IS BASED ON CONSISTENCY AND HOW MUCH YOU PLAY. NO SKILL AND FORM”.
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This didn’t go over nicely with followers who thought the Australian was not directly criticizing Djokovic’s ATP rankings. That is how they reacted.
“Not ability and kind” 😭 Virtually everybody ranked increased than you is definitely critical about what they do and works exhausting for that rating as a substitute of complaining about on-line rankings all day. Please be critical 🤡 https://t.co/rSnEvGjmUv
—m*rve (@mercpie) December 12, 2022
Some followers had been confused in regards to the logic that Kyrgios was attempting to suggest.
One other fan got here up with an in depth rationalization of why the rankings had been working nicely.
On no account do you should be above Carlos, Nadal and Ruud on account of pc calculation. You had a superb run at Wimbledon and an honest run on the US Open, that was it. Rafa fell out of form after Wimbledon and he is nonetheless higher than you in that interval. https://t.co/cihQAY1jck
-sam (@samazaar) December 12, 2022
What would you like Nick?
ATP Rankings
ATP Racing Rankings
ATP expertise competitors rankings?
ATP Rating ‘What does Kyrgios assume’?It rewards these gamers who play tournaments. That is what I mentioned.
—Chris Goldsmith (@TheTennisTalker) December 12, 2022
A really real and logical query occurred to certainly one of Kyrgios’ followers.
NK, massive fan and supporter right here. simply out of curiosity, why do you assume it must be based mostly on one thing else? Why are you speculated to be rewarded with increased seeds in tournaments should you do not present that you’re persistently beating high gamers, not simply that you’ve the power to do it? Ideas?
—bobbyboucher (@GabeGG9) December 12, 2022
Yeah honey, you may’t simply play random tournaments and count on to be within the high 5.
— Steph Redford 🎾🚲🏳️🌈 (@reds10001) December 12, 2022
You have not even gained a masters pipe down
—Charlotte 🦋 (@moonballs_) December 12, 2022
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Kyrgios efficiency this 12 months
Nick Kyrgios had an above-average 12 months and the removing of Wimbledon rating factors undoubtedly put a dent in his rating. The 27-year-old was a finalist on the Grand Slam on grass. As well as, the Australian additionally continued his good kind on the US Open and reached the quarterfinals.
If we examine facet by facet, Djokovic additionally missed many of the tournaments this 12 months. Nonetheless, the 35-year-old carried out very nicely within the ones he participated in. He additionally clinched the ATP Finals title later within the 12 months, after failing to defend the Paris Masters title by dropping to Holger Rune within the ultimate.
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