NEW YORK _ Australian Nick Kyrgios is undeniably talented. He's also exceptionally temperamental, mixing tantrums with impressive efforts like his victory over Rafael Nadal a few weeks ago at Cincinnati. His temper prevailed on Wednesday as the No. 14 seed was upset by compatriot John Millman 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round.
Kyrgios was assessed a code violation for an audible obscenity during the third set and was docked a point for the second offense of smashing his racket. "The last three months, I mean, has really been a nightmare, really," he said. He also insisted he's not good enough to be coached by Sebastien Grosjean. "He probably deserves a player that is probably more dedicated to the game than I am," Kyrgios said. "He deserves a better athlete than me. I'm not dedicated to the game at all.
"There are players out there that are more dedicated, that want to get better, that strive to get better every day, the one-percenters. I'm not that guy."
Could he be that guy? "I always get asked the question, like ... I don't know," he said. "Probably not, honestly not."
