Australian Open 2015: Will Nick Kyrgios be a great champion or another Gael Monfils?

By Linda Pearce
Updated January 27 2015 - 2:18pm, first published January 26 2015 - 8:08pm
Nick Kyrgios: The next big thing or a false messiah? Photo: Joe Armao
Nick Kyrgios: The next big thing or a false messiah? Photo: Joe Armao
Nick Kyrgios: The next big thing or a false messiah? Photo: Joe Armao
Nick Kyrgios: The next big thing or a false messiah? Photo: Joe Armao
Nick Kyrgios: The next big thing or a false messiah? Photo: Joe Armao
Nick Kyrgios: The next big thing or a false messiah? Photo: Joe Armao
Nick Kyrgios: The next big thing or a false messiah? Photo: Joe Armao
Nick Kyrgios: The next big thing or a false messiah? Photo: Joe Armao

For all the questions that Nick Kyrgios has answered during his exhilarating run to the Australian Open quarter-finals, in the locker-room, questions remain. Four-time major winner Jim Courier senses peer sentiment that combines immense respect for the 19-year-old's talent with uncertainty about how he will develop.