Nick Kyrgios Proving His Big-Time Potential Against Tennis’ Elite Players

Nick Kyrgios is proving his big-time potential against the ATP World Tour’s elite players. 

The youngest player in the Top 20, Kyrgios, 21, is in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Madrid Open after impressive wins over No. 5 Stan Wawrinka and Pablo Cuevas. 

Kyrgios moved to 8-13 against Top 10 players en route. Per the tour’s official website, his winning percentage (.400) against the Top 10 is better than that of Wawrinka (.358), David Ferrer (.325), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (.348), Kei Nishikori (.375) and Marin Cilic (.256). 

Former ATP player and ESPN Commentator Brad Gilbert tweeted that Kyrgios is headed for the Top Five. When asked on Twitter which young star—Nishikori, Milos Raonic or Kyrgios—posed the biggest threat to No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Gilbert chose Kyrgios, whom he likes to call “Kyrgios George.”

Kyrgios George 1st special K 2nd https://t.co/yj1bYLvU3w

— Brad Gilbert (@bgtennisnation) May 5, 2016

Djokovic has never played Kyrgios. However, Djokovic has acknowledged his talent. He told Jim Slater of AFP (via Yahoo Sports): “He’s young but he’s managing to perform his best in the big matches lately. He has …

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