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Novak Djokovic wouldn't label relationship with Nick Kyrgios a 'bromance'

By Daily Sports Nigeria on July 10, 2022

As Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios prepare to meet in a mouth-watering Wimbledon men's final on Sunday, the top seed says he wouldn't call their relationship a "bromance", yet.

Kyrgios, who will face the Serbian six-time champion in a blockbuster final, caused a stir on a podcast in 2019 when he branded Djokovic "cringeworthy" and claimed he was obsessed with wanting to be liked.

But after Kyrgios criticised Djokovic's treatment by border officials in his homeland ahead of this year's Australian Open, he says they are now so friendly they even exchange messages on social media.

"We definitely have a bit of a bromance now, which is weird," said the world No 40.

"Everyone knows there was no love lost for a while there. I think it was healthy for the sport.

"I think every time we played each other, there was hype around it. It was interesting for the media, the people watching, all that.

"I felt like I was almost the only player and someone to stand up for him with all that drama at the Australian Open.

"I feel like that's where respect is kind of earned. Not on the tennis court, but I feel like when a real-life crisis is happening and someone stands up for you.

"We actually message each other on DMs in Instagram now and stuff, it's real weird. Actually, earlier in the week, he was like 'hopefully I'll see you Sunday'."

Source Sky Sports

Posted July 10, 2022