It is perhaps a sign of his increasing maturity on and off the tennis court that Andy Murray was the man asked to hand out advice to all and sundry in his postmatch news conference on Monday.
Tennis, and how Nick Kyrgios should grow up within it, was one topic. Indulging in a bit of a kickaround with your friends if you are one of the world's best golfers was another, and it is a measure of Murray's comfort in his own skin that he was happy handling both.
Before securing a battling four-sets victory over Ivo Karlovic on Centre Court that put him into the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, Murray had come off the practice court on Monday afternoon to see that world No. 1 golfer Rory McIlroy had ruptured a ligament in his ankle while playing football at the weekend.
The injury puts McIlroy's defence of his Open and U.S. PGA titles in severe doubt this summer, and he will no doubt face criticism for his willingness to risk his physical well-being in a game of football with his friends. There was no such flak from his good friend Murray, though, who suggested the players at the top of their sports should be allowed some way to release the pressure.
They just need to be careful. "It was surprising obviously," said 28-year-old Murray. "I saw that he was in a walking boot. It's one of those things maybe he'll regret playing football with his friends just now.
"Also you want to have fun, as well, whilst you're playing your sport. Obviously we're at an age [McIlroy is 26] where it's fun to be able to go out and do those things.
"It's probably just an unfortunate accident. I sometimes play football. I always play with ankle braces and stuff in case something happens. But, yeah, it's really, really unfortunate. Hopefully he's OK."
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Murray was also asked his opinion on Kyrgios' claim that he is simply "misunderstood"; the 20-year-old again courted controversy on Monday after appearing to throw a game in a sulk during his defeat to Richard Gasquet, when he had been broken in the second set.
The Australian became embroiled in a row with one reporter over the incident, for which he was booed by the crowd, and also received a code violation from the umpire for swearing in what was another ill-tempered display.
Speaking to the press just before Murray, the Australian appeared to repeatedly dodge the question when asked whether he had purposefully not returned Gasquet's serves, before eventually denying the claim. He could still face a fine for his conduct in the match.
"Do you want to try to return Richard Gasquet's serve?" he said to the reporter. "I'll give you the racket and we'll see how many times you can return his serve also."
Kyrgios has been given several warnings during his four matches here at the All England Club, and had an an ugly exchange with the umpire in his second-round win last week, when he said: "Does it feel good to be in the chair up there? Does it feel strong to be up there?"
Murray again chose to be diplomatic, however, when asked about Kyrgios. The Scot has recently taken on a mentoring role of sorts with some of tennis' brightest young talent, including Kyrgios, whom he has invited to practice with him before.
"I don't know exactly what is misunderstood about him," said Murray. "I don't know what everyone says about him. I know he obviously likes to entertain on the court. I enjoy watching him for that.
"But I'm sure, in the next few years, he'll start to maybe calm down a bit on the court and learn to use his emotions more positively, more often. Because when he uses his energy the right way, he plays some unbelievable tennis.
"I saw a bit of his match; there were times when he was very down on himself and almost gave away a set just from being upset and being down with himself. Obviously at this level, you can't afford to do that."
Murray added: "The most important thing is to try to be yourself. I don't think people always appreciate how difficult it is to grow up under the spotlight, how difficult it is to have loads of people expecting you to be perfect from a young age.
"I like Nick. I've spoken to him away from the court. He's quite different to how he is on it. It's not easy. He'll find his way, for sure. He'll hopefully have good people around him that can help him, people that have experienced being on the tour. Guys like Lleyton Hewitt and Pat Rafter and these guys will be able to help with that. It's important to listen to them, I would say.
"But, yeah, just try to be yourself and not listen too much to what the media say sometimes because I can imagine for him right now it's very difficult.
"Every day there's something different getting said. Some people like the way he behaves, some people don't. When you're 19 years old, you don't know exactly who you are at that age. You just need a bit of time to develop. But he'll be fine, I'm sure."