Tennis
Nick Kyrgios: “Djokovic would destroy Sampras on the court and eat him alive”
Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios past and present tennis leaders.
“The game was very slow then. I watched Boris Becker play and I’m not saying they weren’t good in their day but to say they would be that good now is ridiculous. In those days the first serve speed was 197-200 (kilometers per hour – about 122 miles per hour). Guys like me were in the corners It consistently serves 220. It’s a completely different game.
I’m not saying they couldn’t find their way. But in order to serve and volley consistently, you must now serve 220 because if you serve less than 220, Djokovic will beat you. Lleyton Hewitt once beat Sampras at the US Open. This was the first prototype of a person who knew how to be well received.
He made Sampras look like shit. What would Djokovic do with someone like Sampras? He would take him off the field. If Hewitt had done that, Djokovic would have destroyed him. He would eat him alive,” Kyrgios said.
Source: Sport UA
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