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Despite being ranked just 76th in the world, controversial Aussie tennis player Nick Kyrgios still has the confidence to declare himself the best grass court player in the world.
Kyrgios has elected to miss the French Open and his now focused on Wimbledon in late June, where he hopes to relive some of his best early career successes, including making the tournament's quarterfinal in 2014.
'I mean, on the grass, I’d say me,' Kyrgios told the Sydney Morning Herald during an NBA promotional event in Sydney, when asked who the world's best grass court player is.
It is a bold call considering Kyrgios has six ATP titles, but has never claimed one on a grass court. However he has reached two semi-finals on grass and the Wimbledon quarterfinal.
While the grass courts of Wimbledon might be the most traditional of tennis settings, Kyrgios is not afraid to play the game his way - including breaking out his trademark 'tweener
The American hardcourt season has been a rollercoaster for Kyrgios, who enjoyed some amazing success with wins over world no. 7 Andrey Rublev, world No. 8 Casper Ruud and world No. 9 Fabio Fognini.
Along the way he has smashed rackets, nearly struck a ball boy, sledged fans, duelled with chair umpires and roped in Hollywood actor Ben Stiller who reckons there may be a place in one of his movies for the Aussie firebrand.
I am Kyrgios, here me roar. The Aussie tennis firebrand had a successful US hard court season but also courted controversy along the way for his running battles with fans, umpires, tennis rackets and even a bizarre interaction with Hollywood star Ben Stiller
While based on ranking Kyrgios' grass court claims may seem over the top, if the big-hitting Aussie takes his current form onto the grass courts of Wimbledon he may be very hard to stop.
Last month, the 27-year-old told Nine presenter Karl Stefanovic that the remainder of 2022
