ATP: Nick Kyrgios:”Andy Murray’s good for sports – and a good guy.”

The injury story around Andy Murray leaves neither fans nor colleagues cold. Nick Kyrgios was also moving – even if a planned joint training session was too early for him.

The rejection for Brisbane and finally the Australian Open as well as the big question mark around his hip, combined with an emotional post on Instagram: Andy Murray’s current situation leaves no one cold. Colleagues such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Caroline Garcia and Barbora Strycova commented on the Scotsman’s long post – and Nick Kyrgios also wished his buddy Murray all the best with a “Get better, brother” just before his surprising hip surgery on Monday.

During the Brisbane tournament, Kyrgios spoke in more detail about Murray, who used to break a lance for the Australian when he was once again misbehaved:”He is a good friend of mine, and it’s just sad to see a guy like him hurt,” Kyrgios said.”He’s good for the sport – and he’s a good guy.” First of all, he’s a good guy..”He’s a good guy. He’s one of those people who always ask how you feel.”

Friendship or not – at a certain point, however, everything has its limits for Kyrgios. Before his cancellation Murray had tried to organize a joint training session, which had failed: 8 o’ clock in the morning Kyrgios was too early:”I told him: Andy, that won’t work” He offered Murray a later time and I thought 9 o’ clock was okay, but he insisted on 8 o’ clock – I said:”No, you have to look for someone else” The next day.