Nick Kyrgios defeated Rafael Nadal on Tuesday afternoon in sensational victory. Nadal, as he used to be the world's No.1 tennis player, has been beaten in the match's 4th round. This victory means that Kyrgios will be heading into a quarter-final tennis battle with Milos Raonic of Canada.
Nick Kyrgios' progression into the quarter-finals will be his 1st appearance at a grand slam. In fact, if he plays his cards right, he could eventually be playing against reigning tennis champion Andy Murray in the tournament's semi-finals. However, it would seem that this is the only thing the public knows about Australia's Nick Kyrgios.
The 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios is a son of a Greek-Australian man and a Malaysian woman. He grew up in Canberra, Australia. At the Wimbledon tournament, so far, Kyrgios has been leading ace standings with 113. 37 of this number were bashed in Nadal's direction in the 4th round of their match.
Surprisingly, Kyrgios donates £5 for each ace that he serves during the tournament. He donates this amount to the Rally for Bally fund, which was founded in the memory of former No.1 in Britain, Elena Baltacha. So far, Nick Kyrgios has donated a full total of £565. The fastest ace that he has served is clocked at 133 miles per hour.
At present, Nick Kyrgios, despite being in his early teen years, ranks at No.144 worldwide. This makes him the leading teenage tennis player in the whole world. However, tennis analysts strongly believe that his wonderful performance at the SW19 will catapult him into the sport's top 100, particularly as soon as Wimbledon is finished. Being at No.144 is a stark contrast to the ranking that he got when he first started to play in 2013, which was No.838. His win at last year's Australian Open made his entry to Wimbledon much faster.
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