'No way': Kyrgios' brutal truth on tennis legends

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Aussie firebrand Nick Kyrgios has taken a sly excavation astatine a fig of tennis greats from past generations, suggesting they couldn't vie successful today's game.

The 27-year-old Canberra merchandise was appearing connected the Impaulsive podcast, hosted by American YouTube property Logan Paul.

A speech astir hoops became a airy statement astir who the GOAT - top of each clip - of the sport would be.

Kyrgios was past asked who the GOAT of tennis is.

"(Roger) Federer and (basketball fable Michael) Jordan are precise similar," Kyrgios responded.

"But I deliberation Novak (Djokovic) statistically is better."

Federer retired past twelvemonth with 20 expansive slams to his name, portion Djokovic's Australian Open triumph successful January brought him level with Spanish large Rafael Nadal connected 22 large wins.

The biggest triumph of Kyrgios' aboriginal vocation came erstwhile helium was 19, erstwhile helium upset Nadal astatine Wimbledon, but the Spaniard was not mentioned successful the speech connected the podcast.

The American hosts, though, past quizzed Kyrgios if legends from past eras could beryllium counted among the GOAT debate.

Specifically Pete Sampras (14 expansive slams), John McEnroe (seven), and Andre Agassi (eight) were suggested arsenic imaginable GOATs of the sport.

But the Aussie's effect was blunt.

"No way," Kyrgios said.

"Because I deliberation (Michael) Jordan could inactive play (in the NBA) successful this era, whereas those guys would get perfectly snipped successful this era."

Kyrgios has worked with McEnroe erstwhile the brace represented Team World astatine the Laver Cup, and the American large is simply a changeless beingness astatine the majors each year.

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