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Nick Kyrgios has made the stunning confession that he had to be removed from a pub at 4am on the day of his 2019 loss to Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon - and said the episode proved how much he has grown on and off the court.
The Australian won through to his first Grand Slam quarter final in seven years by beating Brandon Nakashima on Tuesday night and reflected on how different his preparation was three years ago compared to this year's tournament.
'I sit here now in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon again, and I just know there's so many people that are so upset,' he said in the post-match press conference.
'I just feel like I've been through so much. I feel like I'm able to stay more composed.'
Nick Kyrgios celebrates after defeating Brandon Nakashima at Wimbledon overnight
Kyrgios came to the attention of world tennis when he defeated Rafael Nadal as a 19-year-old at Wimbledon in 2014, but the Spanish legend turned the tables five years later.
The star Aussie said he was proud of how far he'd grown since the moment.
'My agent had to come to force me out of a pub at 4am to play Nadal, second round, on Centre Court, Wimbledon. I've come a long way, that's for sure,' said Kyrgios.
'I've got an incredible support crew. My physio is one of my best friends. My best friend is my agent. I've got the best girlfriend in the world. I've just got so many people around me, they just support me.'
Nick Kyrgios gestures to the crowd after defeating Brandon Nakashima and getting through to his first Grand Slam quarter final for seven years
The incident, in 2019, also led to a hilarious exchange with a female reporter.
Lucia Hoffman, a journalist for Inside Tennis magazine, asked Kyrgios whether he might have performed better against Nadal if he
