From one ‘bad boy’ to another: Andre Agassi urges Nick Kyrgios to get a coach
Fiery Australian is showing greater maturity at Australian Open with win over Tsonga putting him into last 16, but he is still going it alone
Tennis great Andre Agassi has urged fiery Australian Nick Kyrgios to get a coach to fulfil his unquestionable potential, believing there will be a queue of people keen to help him out.
The 22-year-old is showing greater maturity at the Australian Open after frequent criticism in the past for his on-court blow-ups.
But the American, who is coaching 12-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic, told the Melbourne Age newspaper he believes Kyrgios can only take himself so far without help.
“I’m a big believer in life, and what I’ve learned is that learning [something that] in 10 minutes would take someone [by themselves] 10 years is a very effective way to maximise the short window that you get in this sport,” he said.
“To go it alone and not get access to things tried and lessons learned is an unforced error. But having no coach is better than having the wrong coach.”
