Nick Krygios Reveals Star Who Could Win More Majors Than Greatest Tennis Player Ever

Nick Kyrgios named a tennis champion who could win more majors than the player he’s long picked as the sport’s greatest of all time.

The 30-year-old Australian, who has won seven singles titles in his career to date, was speaking ahead of the 6 Kings Slam exhibition which takes place this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In that event, which begins Wednesday, players like Taylor Fritz, Alexander Zverev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jannik Sinner, all compete in a quarterfinals, for the right to play Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in separate semifinals. The winner is expected to take home a $4.5 million prize in addition to $1.5 million participation money.

For Kyrgios, Djokovic is the greatest tennis player ever. However, there is one player at the 6 Kings Slam who he believes could emulate the Serbian.

6 Kings Star Could Win More Majors Than Djokovic

As quoted by Tennis Gazette.​​​​​​​, Krygios reserved special praise for Alcaraz, claiming that he doesn’t “have any weaknesses.”

Alcaraz is only 22 years old but has shown that he’s ready to take the baton from players like Djokovic, Rafa Nadal, and Roger Federer, thanks to his victories at the US Open (twice), Wimbledon (twice), and French Open (twice). The only major he’s yet to win is the Australian Open, having reached the quarterfinal stage twice.

It begs the question whether he has enough time on his side, and enough dominance of the men’s field, to win more major championships than Djokovic ever did (24). Alcaraz needs to win 18 more titles to equal Djokovic, or 19 more to surpass him.

Kyrgios continued: “He’s already got six at 22 years old. He’s winning two a year, so yeah, he could do it.”

​​​​​​​Though the 6 Kings Slam is not a major, Alcaraz could get a chance to show he’s better than Djokovic providing both players win their respective semifinal match. But that is not guaranteed, as Sinner is the tournament favorite, according to the oddsmakers.

Per the ATP Tour website, Djokovic and Alcaraz have faced one another nine times to date, with the veteran winning five times compared to the young stud’s four.