Great's shock answer to burning Djokovic question

Australian tennis large Wally Masur believes Nick Kyrgios is 1 of the top threats to Novak Djokovic's winning ways.

Djokovic extended his practically unbeaten grounds Down Under, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas successful consecutive sets to assertion the Australian Open title connected Sunday night.

By taking retired the championship, Djokovic has tied Rafael Nadal's grounds of 22 expansive slam titles.

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios airs for a photograph pursuing their Arena Showdown foundation match. (Graham Denholm via Getty Images)

Asked if anyone could perchance bring down the Serbian star, Masur believes Kyrgios has the earthy endowment and divers skills required.

"Yes, I deliberation Nick Kyrgios can," helium told Stan Sport's Grand Slam Daily.

"When I was watching Stefanos (in the final), I conscionable felt similar you've got to person much ways to triumph points (against Djokovic) and I deliberation Nick has much ways."

With the victory, Djokovic besides jumped 4 positions to reclaim the satellite No.1 ranking from teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz.

With a wealthiness of young endowment waiting successful the wings of the apical 30, Masur says determination are plentifulness of imaginable successors, but they are going to person to enactment for the chance.

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"There are players that tin bash it but you've got to person unbelievable firepower. There are a fewer of those players around, but they've [still] got to enactment it unneurotic connected the large stage," helium said.

"I'll beryllium funny to spot what Alcaraz tin do, (Jannik) Sinner is improving each the time, Frances Tiafoe - determination are players I consciousness with capable weaponry and I deliberation that is truly the key.

"You've got to person capable weaponry.

"I don't privation clip to bushed these large champions. The lone happening that defeats them astatine the infinitesimal is time.

"I privation the adjacent procreation to measurement up and bushed them but it's not proving excessively easy."

By making the final, Tsitspas besides roseate a fertile to third.

Tsitsipas and Djokovic person present faced each different 13 times, including successful the last astatine Roland-Garros successful 2021, with Djokovic walking distant the victor connected 11 occasions.

"I deliberation for Stefanos, he needs a small much versatility connected that backhand win," Masur said regarding what the 24-year-old needs to hole to conquer Djokovic.

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"I'm not saying his top-spin backhand has to get better, but I deliberation determination needs to beryllium a small much assortment - surely with the slice, the quality to artifact returns, to alteration the gait and absorption of play, and alteration the signifier of a rally with his splice.

"I don't deliberation helium is doing that rather good capable and it's a spot of an flight valve for Novak to get through."

With the Australian Open present crowned, each eyes crook to Roland-Garros successful May wherever a record-breaking 23rd large rubric could beryllium awarded - either to Nadal oregon Djokovic.

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"On clay [it's a] antithetic crippled altogether," Masur said.

"Holger Rune tin play good connected clay, hopefully, Alcaraz is backmost acceptable and well."

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