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Nick Kyrgios przeprosił za obsceniczny gest, który wykonał podczas turnieju ATP w Londynie. Australijczyk jednak nie rozumie, dlaczego został ukarany tak wysoką grzywną.
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ATP znów ukarało Nicka Kyrgiosa. Tym razem za zachowanie na kortach Queen's Clubu

23 czerwca podczas meczu półfinałowego turnieju ATP World Tour 500 w Londynie przeciw Marinowi Ciliciowi Nick Kyrgios wykonał gest potrząsania butelką, po czym wytrysnął wodę na kort. To zachowanie władze ATP uznały za obsceniczne i Australijczyk został ukarany grzywną.

W rozmowie z "Sunday Times" Kyrgios przyznał, że nie powinien się tak zachować. - To było złe i nie powinienem był tego robić przy dzieciach oglądających mecz. Moja dziewczyna zabiłaby mnie, gdybym za to nie przeprosił. To było nie do przyjęcia - kajał się.

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Kyrgios przeprosił, ale nie rozumie kary, jaką otrzymał (musiał zapłacić 15 tys. euro). Przypomniał, że Denis Shapovalov, który w lutym w czasie meczu Puchar Davisa trafił piłką Arnauda Gabasa, łamiąc francuskiemu sędziemu oczodół, za swój wybryk został ukarany o wiele mniejszą grzywną.

- Denis Shapovalov dostał 5 tys. kary za trafienie sędziego piłką i wysłanie go do szpitala. Ja dostałem 15 tys. za zabawę butelką z wodą - zauważył tenisista z Canberry.

Teraz przed Kyrgiosem występ w Wimbledonie. W I rundzie, we wtorek, zmierzy się z Denisem Istominem. Na kortach przy Church Road także będzie musiał bardzo uważać na swoje zachowanie. Organizatorzy turnieju są bardzo rygorystyczni i nawet za drobne przewinienia nakładają na tenisistów kary w wysokości dziesiątek tysięcy funtów.

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- Mam nadzieję, że te dwa tygodnie mogą być przełomem w mojej karierze. Czuję, że fizycznie i mentalnie jestem znacznie mocniejszy niż kilka lat temu - powiedział Nick Kyrgios przed startem Wimbledonu.
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Nick Kyrgios przeprosił za obsceniczny gest. Ale nie rozumie kary, jaką otrzymał

W minionych trzech tygodniach Nick Kyrgios rozegrał dwa turnieje na nawierzchni trawiastej. W obu (w Stuttgarcie i w Londynie) dotarł do półfinału. - Prawdopodobnie nigdy wcześniej nie czułem się tak dobrze na trawie i nigdy wcześniej nie wygrałem tak wielu pojedynków przed Wimbledonem. Przez dwa tygodnie mierzyłem się z najlepszymi rywalami i prezentowałem się bardzo solidnie - ocenił.

Wimbledon to miejsce, gdzie Australijczyk przedstawił się szerokiej tenisowej publiczności. W 2014 roku w IV rundzie tego turnieju jako 19-latek sensacyjnie pokonał Rafaela Nadala. - Trawa to nawierzchnia, na której dorastałem. Czuję się na niej wyjątkowo dobrze i uważam, że wiem, jak na niej grać - wyjawił.

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Tenisista z Canberry jest zdania, że przy Church Road stać go na wielki wynik. - Uważam, że spośród wszystkich turniejów wielkoszlemowych w Wimbledonie mam największe szanse. Oczywiście, jak zawsze jest kilku faworytów, ale mam nadzieję, że te dwa tygodnie mogą być przełomem w mojej karierze. Czuję, że fizycznie i mentalnie jestem znacznie mocniejszy niż kilka lat temu.

Aussie hits 42 aces, five more than his previous best
Nick Kyrgios has always proven to have a prowess on grass, becoming the first player to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on his debut (2014) since Florian Mayer in 2004. Beating Rafael Nadal along the way made the feat that much more impressive, setting a personal record of 37 aces in that victory that had stood ever since.

Until Tuesday, that is. Kyrgios got his campaign off to a good start, hitting a new personal-best 42 aces to beat Uzbek Denis Istomin 7-6(3), 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 6-3.

"I was a bit nervous going out there today. It was a tough match, but I was expecting it to be tough from the start," Kyrgios said. "I knew he was going to come out pretty confident. I thought he played well."

The No. 15 seed continues a hot streak in the aces department. Just two weeks ago at the Fever-Tree Championships, Kyrgios became the first player to hit 30 or more aces in back-to-back best-of-three-set matches since Ivan Ljubicic in Lyon in 2007, hitting 32 of them in both the second round and the quarter-finals. The 32 aces he hit in a straight-sets quarter-final victory against Feliciano Lopez was one off from John Isner’s record (33) for the most aces in two sets (2015 Atlanta) since the ATP World Tour began tracking aces in 1991.


But Kyrgios is doing more than just serving well — his whole game has rounded into form. This year's Brisbane International presented by Suncorp champion is fresh off semi-final runs at the MercedesCup and the Fever-Tree Championships. In Stuttgart, the 23-year-old led eventual champion Roger Federer by a mini-break in the final-set tie-break before falling. And at The Queen’s Club, he lost two tie-breaks against the player who went on to win there, Marin Cilic.

So it is no surprise that Kyrgios advances to the second round, where he will face Dutchman Robin Haase, who beat Romanian Marius Copil 7-6(0), 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(4). He is already a step ahead of last year, as Kyrgios retired while down two sets in his opening-round match due to a left hip injury.

"[He's] savvy, an old guy who knows how to win tennis matches. Great forehand. Obviously can play on the grass. I've seen him play a lot. He's going to be tough," Kyrgios said of Haase. "Beat Copil today, which isn't easy. Copil has a really good serve. I know it's going to be tough."

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On Tuesday, he was not broken, while breaking Istomin for the first time in the match in the Uzbek’s final service game, before closing it out on his own serve. Kyrgios won 83 per cent of first-serve points while also landing 73 per cent of his first deliveries.

Another talented Aussie, lucky loser Bernard Tomic, defeated fellow lucky loser Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-2, 7-6(2) to advance to the second round at Wimbledon for the sixth time. The 25-year-old advanced to the quarter-finals at the All England Club seven years ago, becoming the youngest player since Boris Becker in 1986 to do so. Tomic next faces Kei Nishikori.

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Kyrgios is now 6-1 win hitting 30 or more aces in a match.

Aussie to face Nishikori or compatriot Tomic

There has never been a question about Nick Kyrgios’ talent. The Aussie advanced to the Wimbledon quarter-finals as a 19-year-old — beating Rafael Nadal along the way — after all. But the No. 15 seed now looks as locked in as ever, and is perhaps ready for another deep run at the All England Club.

Kyrgios beat experienced Dutchman Robin Haase 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in just one hour, 36 minutes to advance to the third round, where he will face Japanese superstar Kei Nishikori or his talented compatriot Bernard Tomic.

The 23-year-old Kyrgios, who recently made the semi-finals at the MercedesCup and the Fever-Tree Championships, has now won seven of his past nine matches, and is 18-6 in 2018. Kyrgios has not lost before the Round of 16 at any event this year.

He has looked in especially fine form during the grass-court season, dominating on serve. While the Aussie was broken for the first two times since his opening-round match at the The Queen’s Club against Andy Murray, he lost just four points on his first serve against the World No. 43 Haase.

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Kyrgios followed up a 42-ace performance in the first round against Denis Istomin with 19 aces against the Dutchman. Haase made it a point to try to attack Kyrgios, coming to net 39 times, but the Aussie did well to stave off that aggression, winning 54 per cent of those points.

This year’s Brisbane International presented by Suncorp champion will face a stiff test regardless of his opponent. Nishikori, who showed his return to form from a wrist injury by advancing to the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters final (l. to Nadal), leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 3-0. And while Kyrgios and Tomic have never met as professionals, the latter, a lucky loser this year, reached the 2011 Wimbledon quarter-finals as an 18-year-old.

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In 2014, Kyrgios became the first man to reach the quarter-finals on his Wimbledon debut since German Florian Mayer in 2004.

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Aussie remembers 'The Last Time' he strung a racquet – a long time ago – and the last time he shared a hotel room with another player – very recently
Nick Kyrgios doesn't have to think too far back to remember "The Last Time" he played well at the BB&T Atlanta Open. The Aussie beat home favourite and four-time Atlanta titlist John Isner to win the 2016 title.

Kyrgios, after missing the tournament last year because of injury, is back at Atlantic Station to go for his second title of the season (Brisbane) and fifth overall. The Aussie spoke with ATPWorldTour.com about "The Last Time"...

I missed a flight?
I was with my agent, John Morris, and we were sitting at the gate. We were just watching Facebook videos... It was boarding, we were watching [videos], and we completely missed the flight. But I can't remember where it was or where we were flying from. I'm pretty organised like that. I don't miss too many flights.


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I lost something important?
Every day I lose my wallet, I don't know where I place it. I'm pretty forgetful like that... I always find it, though.

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I strung a tennis racquet?
Never. I've never strung a racquet in my life... I have tried. Terrible... Not good. It took me hours... Three, four hours. I just stopped. I've never strung a racquet again.

Did you finish it?
No... That was 10 years ago.

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I cooked for myself and others?
I don't cook that often. I'm a decent cook, I guess. I know how to make like eggs and stuff. Not for a while, though. I can't even remember.

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I met a childhood idol?
I didn't really have an idol, but I looked up to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga when I was a kid. I played him at the Australian Open recently.

I shared a hotel room with another player?
Pretty recently. I share with my doubles partner Matt Reid pretty much all the time... We're good friends, he's a good companion, he's pretty good to room with, he's easy. He snores a little bit from time to time, but that's it.

Aussie to face rising Brit Norrie in the quarter-finals
Nick Kyrgios looked to be in top form ahead of Wimbledon, before losing against Kei Nishikori in the third round. But in his first match since, the Australian got right back on track.

Second seed Kyrgios had few issues in dismissing American qualifier Noah Rubin 7-5, 6-2 in 56 minutes on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals at the BB&T Atlanta Open. In his only previous appearance in Atlanta, Kyrgios won his second of four ATP World Tour titles, defeating top seed and home favourite John Isner in the final.


"I always feel comfortable playing here," Kyrgios said. "Obviously had a fair bit of success here. I just feel comfortable. The court suits my game-style. I can serve well, I can make a couple of returns and play aggressively."

The 23-year-old has now reached the last eight in four of his five most recent events. He is pursuing his second trophy of the 2018 campaign, after triumphing at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp in the first week of the year to claim his first title in Australia.

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Kyrgios hit 15 aces in front of a packed crowd on Stadium Court in Georgia, winning 83 per cent of his service points. The Canberra-native was broken to start the second set with a couple of sloppy unforced errors, but had no issues from there on out, constantly stepping into his returns to put Rubin on the back foot.

"It's perfect serving conditions on that court," Kyrgios said. "If you're playing well and you're seeing the ball well and you're serving well, it's tough to lose here."

Norrie

Kyrgios will next face World No. 73 Cameron Norrie. The Brit, who was No. 275 in the ATP Rankings this time last year, beat sixth seed Jeremy Chardy 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in one hour, 45 minutes.

Norrie entered the 2018 campaign with two tour-level match wins. But the left-handed 22-year-old now has 10 this season, and will try to reach his second ATP World Tour semi-final against Kyrgios.

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"He's always been a tough competitor," Kyrgios said. "It's good to see him coming through and having some great results. He's a tricky player, he's a lefty, great backhand. Lefties are always tough on a surface like this. I'm going to go out there, nothing's going to change on my end. I'm going to serve big, play big and we'll see how it goes."

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Kyrgios and Norrie will open their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry on Friday. Their most recent meeting was in the 2013 Australian Open Boys' Singles event; Kyrgios lifted the trophy without dropping a set.

Australian confident he'll be fit to play Rogers Cup

Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Citi Open on Wednesday due to a hip injury ahead of his second-round meeting against fellow Australian James Duckworth. But the 23-year-old Australian is confident that he will be fit for next week's Rogers Cup.

“It’s the same left hip injury I got after a sudden movement in Atlanta last week and I haven’t had enough time to be ready to play this week,” Kyrgios said. “The physio recommended a couple of days of rest, rehab and treatment. I’ve got ample time for it to settle down before Toronto.

“It’s disappointing. I’m sure I’ll be here again with another chance to play, but at this stage I can’t risk aggravating the injury with [ATP World Tour] Masters 1000s and the US Open coming up. Last year I wasn’t healthy at the US Open, so I want to be right for that.”

Kyrgios, who has a 19-8 record on the season, highlighted by a fourth ATP World Tour title at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp (d. Harrison) in January, has been replaced by Australian lucky loser Jason Kubler in the Washington, D.C. draw.