“Not on top but still has his own charity” Max Purcell comes in defence of Nick Kyrgios over constant criticism of his behaviour on and off the court
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Max Purcell and Nick Kyrgios
Max Purcell is an Australian professional tennis player. He is the reigning Wimbledon champion in the men’s doubles category. His career-high doubles ranking is world No. 25 and his top singles ranking is world No. 150. Purcell has won at this year’s Wimbledon by partnering up with Matthew Ebden and had earlier reached two men’s doubles finals, the 2020 Australian Open final with Luke Saville and the 2022 Australian Open final with Ebden.
Max is set to play on Tuesday in the Atlanta Open with his compatriot Ebden in the doubles category, the pair will be competing to advance their duo towards the quarter-finals of the tournament. They will be playing the Australian and American pair of Alexei Popyrin and Frances Tiafoe in the round of 16.
Max Purcell defends Nick Kyrgios by pointing to his charitable works
The 24 years old has known his fellow countryman Nick Kyrgios very well having faced him in the final of the Australian Open 2022. Max has defended Kyrgios after he was asked about his compatriot’s behaviour on and off the court. Max defended Kyrgios by pointing toward his foundation, NK foundations which endeavour to create a safe place where underprivileged youth can frequent to play the sport they dream about and take shelter if needed. T
heir facility will have tennis courts, basketball courts, a pool, a gym and dorms that will provide refuge to children that don’t have access to play the sport they desire. “I’m always going to be watching when Nick Kyrgios is playing, especially if he’s playing someone at the top,” Purcell told Metro Sport. “Nick’s going to rattle the guys at the top a lot.” Max said.
He continued, “For a guy who isn’t at the top of the sport, and to still have his own charity… all the comments he gets for not being the greatest person, he does a lot of good. He brings more interest to tennis and that’s what we need. [His on-court behavior is] not great, but he’s not doing it for no reason.”
“There are a lot of screw ups from the officials. He’s not just blowing up at them because they’re doing nothing wrong. A lot of the time there’s a valid reason for it. Maybe not to the extent he goes to.”
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