Kyrgios indossa la maglia di Kobe Bryant agli Australian Open nel match con Nadal

Nick Kyrgios rende omaggio alla leggenda di Kobe Bryant, scomparso insieme alla figlia Gianna in un tragico incidente in elicottero, entrando alla Rod Laver Arena indossando la mitica maglia numero 8. L'australiano commosso e in lacrime prima del match con Nadal

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Nick Kyrgios of Australia warms up wearing a number 8 Kobe Bryant Jersey ahead of his Men's Singles fourth round match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on day eight of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

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Nick Kyrgios è sceso in campo alla Rod Laver Arena prima del match con Rafa Nadal, valido per gli ottavi di finale degli Australian Open, indossando la maglia numero 8 di Kobe Bryant, la leggenda NBA tragicamente scomparsa in un incidente d'elicottero

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Nick Kyrgios of Australia walks onto Rod Laver Arena wearing a number 8 Kobe Bryant Jersey ahead of his Men's Singles fourth round match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on day eight of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

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Kyrgios ha fatto il suo ingresso in campo tentando di trattenere le lacrime per la commozione. Ci è riuscito solo in parte...

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Kyrgios è un grande appassionato di basket e di NBA in particolare. Nick è un super tifoso dei Boston Celtics

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Kyrgios ha effettuato tutto il riscaldamento con la maglia numero 8 di Kobe, quella indossata nella prima parte della carriera del Black Mamba

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Nick Kyrgios of Australia tears up as he walks onto Rod Laver Arena wearing a number 8 Kobe Bryant Jersey ahead of his Men's Singles fourth round match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on day eight of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

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L'australiano è sembrato molto provato dalla tragica notizia che ha sconvolto il mondo dello sport e non solo

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Nick Kyrgios of Australia serves as he warms up wearing a number 8 Kobe Bryant Jersey ahead of his Men's Singles fourth round match against Rafael Nadal of Spain on day eight of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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Australia's Nick Kyrgios (L) wears a Los Angeles Lakers jersey with former basketball player Kobe Bryant's number as he poses with Spain's Rafael Nadal before the start of their men's singles match on day eight of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 27, 2020. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE (Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Kyrgios ha posato con la maglia di Kobe anche per la foto ufficiale insieme a Rafa Nadal

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Coco Gauff of the US wearing a hand-written number on her shoe of NBA star Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers jersey play along with her teammate Catherine McNally of the US against Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara during their women's doubles match on day eight of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 27, 2020. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP) / IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty Images)

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Anche Coco Gauff ha voluto ricordare Kobe Bryant, scrivendo sulle scarpe "Mamba mentality" e #8. La stella dei Lakers, appassionato e discreto giocatore di tennis, aveva speso parole al miele per il nuovo fenomeno del tennis mondiale