Why Kyrgios believed Federer was ‘the hardest to play again’?

ust days after turning 20, Kyrgios got a chance to play Federer for the first time.

In the 2015 Madrid Masters second round, Kyrgios pulled a stunning 6-7 (1) 7-6 (5) 7-6 (12) win over Federer. After beating Federer in their first match, Kyrgios went on to lose the Swiss in their next six meetings. On the other side, Kyrgios has had more success against other Big Three members as he beat Rafael Nadal three times and Novak Djokovic twice. “I matched up really well against Nadal.

I had the most success against him, but he’s still beaten me a lot of times. Federer could make you feel really miserable. No matter where you played him in the world, he was the fan favorite. Play him in Europe, America, Australia…

Everyone wanted Federer to win all the time. I think Novak is the greatest of all time, but for me, Federer was the hardest to play. Something about him… He was really aggressive and didn’t give you much room to breathe,” Kyrgios said on the Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson podcast in October.