Kyrgios studiously avoided leaving Australia during the coronavirus pandemic and was critical of players for not being as responsible as he thought they should have been. He blasted Novak Djokovic for organising his ill-fated exhibition tournament in the Balkans last summer. Kyrgios then called the world number one "a tool" for making a list of suggestions -- seen as demands in some quarters -- to Australian Open organisers aimed at easing the quarantine pressures in Melbourne this year. Life in a bubble is not for the famously sociable Kyrgios who spent the night before his 2019 Wimbledon clash against Rafael Nadal in a local bar. "That's why I didn't play most of the year. I made the decision that I know myself and I don't bullshit to myself," he said Wednesday. 

"I know that, Nick, are you going to be in a good mental space over this year to go week in, week out in the bubble environment? I said, No. That's why I didn't play for very long." Kyrgios, 26, says despite his pledge to entertain, his competitive edge remains as sharp as ever. "I compete every day. I compete when I play checkers. I compete when I play Call of Duty. I compete when I play basketball." That spirit, he insists, will be taken into his Wimbledon mixed doubles partnership with Venus Williams. "To see her still gracing the courts of Wimbledon, winning matches at 41. I don't think I'll be able to honestly hit another ball. She's a legend."

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