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The Tennis Podcast

Tennis Podcast Extra: Nick Kyrgios - Coming Of Age; Kyrgios and Lleyton Hewitt interviews

The Tennis Podcast

David Law

Sports, Wimbledon, Tennis, Sports & Recreation

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In the first Tennis Podcast Extra, we focus on Nick Kyrgios, hearing from the man himself about what makes him tick, the ‘dark place’ he found himself in after the Australian Open, and how he got himself out of it to beat everyone except Roger Federer.We also hear from his Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt, who gives an insight into how to get the best out of Kyrgios, his potential, and the man that he knows behind the scenes. The Tennis Podcast is produced in association with Telegraph Sport and Eurosport.

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Hi, I'm Layton Huett, and you're listening to the Tennis Podcast.

0:45.9

Hello and welcome to the Tennis Podcast, brought to you an association with the

0:49.2

Telegraph and with your support. Now, as well as our weekly show, which is out every Monday,

0:54.8

and the daily shows at the Grand Slams, from time to time, we're going to be publishing

0:59.1

special editions of the show. Now, as Tennis Podcast Extra, we'll feature some big interviews,

1:04.8

emergency editions if we need to respond to news events in the sport, and a few stand-alone

1:09.9

debates as well, because you know how Catherine and I do like an argument.

1:13.5

First of the shows is going to concentrate on a big interview, that of Nick Kirios, who's been

1:19.8

talked about a lot on this show. We'll be hearing from the man himself in an interview conducted by

1:24.3

the Telegraph Simon Briggs last month in Miami, and from his Davis Cup captain and mentor, Layton Huett.

1:31.2

Kirios and Andy Murray will both be playing on grass in the Aegon Championships at the Queen's Club

1:35.6

in June, and Simon started by asking Kirios why he and Andy Murray get on so well.

1:41.2

I think he's a really caring guy. I think we get along well. Not even at tournaments,

1:47.0

but when I say I'm just around, we get along well. We like the same stuff. He's like basketball as well.

1:52.6

We're just a very friendly guy. He's very down to earth.

2:03.9

Last week you were talking about Andy coming back on the tour and how that had given you

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