‘Kyrgios could make top five by year's end’
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Courier was impressed enough with the 21-year-old to predict he could improve on his current 15 ranking to top five.
"It's all in his hands when he's engaged, focused
and concentrating and resilient. He was down a break in three different
sets and found a way to win," Courier told reporters after Sunday's tie.
"That's a player who can and should be top five by
the end of the year if he carries that through and he's lucky with good
health. It will be exciting to watch, it always is with him one way or
the other."
Four-time Grand Slam champion Courier said he has been closely tracking the rise of Kyrgios.
"I wouldn't call
it scary, I would call it an excellent prospect for tennis," he said.
"When you see players with so much skill and
charisma starting to put it together, it's exciting for everyone
involved in tennis.
"Maybe not for the guys in the locker room who have to play against him, but for everyone else involved in the sport."
Kyrgios was embraced by his teammates after winning
all six sets of tennis in his two matches and said he has become "a bit
more of a professional and it’s showing".
"It’s a relief to actually deliver. The last two
months have taken a lot out of me," said the Australian, who has made
the final four in three of his last four tournaments.
"I’m in a happier place, I’m going out and playing
the game as it’s meant to be played. I’m not going back to the hotel
hating the game."
His next tournament is in Monte Carlo next week.
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