Thanasi kokkinakis: "This is surreal, we can't ask for more" |Puntodebreak

January 2022, a date that Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis will take long to forget.We do not know what will happen next Saturday at the Australian Open, what we do know is that the most thug Australian couple of the moment is one step away from raising a Grand Slam title, an event that can only avoid its compatriots Matthew Ebdenand Max Purcell.In the absence of two days to play that game, we rescue how its last press conference was, where they talked about the emotion contained before fighting to get a foothold in history.

Kokkinakis Kokkinakis statements

"It's a bit surreal, honestly.We did not expect this when we entered the raffle, we always play to have fun, that was the most important thing, so each victory has been like a bonus.I have been taking it in a game, soaking myself from the atmosphere and the heat of the people.Now we are in the final and it is incredible, in addition to a partner like Nick, I couldn't ask for anything else ”.

“We do not try to disrespect our opponents, we are simply trying to encourage the crowd, generate a certain atmosphere.Sometimes the rivals take it as something personal, this is what happened the other day with the Croats, the main standard heads.Now Michael Venus has also been offended, but we have nothing against them.We just want to excite the fan who comes to see us, if you ask Horacio and Marcel, I am sure they will tell you that this was one of the most entertaining matches they have played ”.

“Max and Matthew play many more double than us, that is evident.I think they play every week, we may play two or three events a year.We definitely focus more on the individual circuit, but when we play together we know that we gather a great energy.It will be a difficult game, as it has always been.I don't know if we are favorites or not, I don't think we are, but if we play as we have been doing it and we rely on the crowd I know we can do well ”.

“Our friendship was born a little by chance, we were very young, we won some national tournaments.In Canberra, playing a children's tournament, I met him for the first time, I remember him with Jodan's clothes, I also loved the NBA.We were the best of our age, we traveled many weeks together representing Australia from a very early age.There we played video games until 03:00 in the morning.We are different, but also similar in some ways.We get along, that's what explains everything ".

Nick Kyrgios statements

“Feel great get here, I am excited, anxious to go on the track again and have the opportunity to play in front of the crowd.Want or lose will be a fun experience.This week has been crazy, I feel that every time I go to the court it is like my last day.Of course, we did not expect to win so many games, so I hope we continue taking the rabbit out of the hat ”.

“We have four Australians in the final, can we stop dividing the public thinking about whether it will support one or the other?It seems incredible that we have four Australians in the final, Ashleight is also in the semifinals and Dylan Alcott is fighting for a new Australia Open.It is fucking incredible, so do not ask me such questions because I prefer to get up and leave ”.

“I think he had never talked about this sport before.From the perspective of Australia's Open, we need more attention, more spectators, my goal is to attract new fans who want to follow our sport and fall in love with tennis.If they turn on television, they see us than and me playing doubles and like them, they will probably do it next time.That's what it is about, this is how a sport manages to survive ".

“Neither is the couple's captain, we both rely on certain moments.It doesn't matter if Thanasi is taking or subtracting, I have full confidence in his skills, he has won some of the best in the world, I know what he is capable of, I saw him many times.When one of us gets nervous or loses his head a little, the other appears to support him.If I look depressed or cabizbajo, I know he tried to calm me, which is very difficult sometimes (laughs) ".