Nick Kyrgios

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[Damian]

Nick Kyrgios believes Australia’s tennis players are disadvantaged

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Nick Kyrgios says more Australian-based tournaments should be introduced on the ATP Tour as the divisive talent joined Andy Murray in lamenting the arduous length of the season.

The 22-year-old, like Murray, will use this week’s Brisbane International to return from a hip injury and says he is ticking all the boxes ahead of the Australian Open.

That pair, along with Novak Djokovic (elbow) and Rafael Nadal (knee) are all battling physical ailments with Murray on Sunday suggesting more players would start taking mid-season breaks to prolong their careers.

Kyrgios, who admits to often struggling for motivation and drive, thinks the season is too long and would love to see more tournaments played on home soil to offset the travel toll.

“I don’t know why we don’t,” he said.

“I think people would be more than willing to come back (and play) here throughout the year.

“For us in Australia — I was on the road for four months last year — that’s pretty tough when I want to spend time with my family.”

The men’s Australian swing features 250 series tournaments in Brisbane and Sydney followed by the Australian Open in Melbourne before the tour heads overseas.

Kyrgios believes the tour should start later.


“We have three tournaments here and you look at the guys from America and in Europe who have so many tournaments and as Australians I think we’re a bit disadvantaged being away for so long,” he said.


Despite that, the world No.21 is happy with his preparation as he seeks to improve on a horror 2017 grand slam record that didn’t see him go past a second round.

The combustible Canberran will play fellow Australian Matthew Ebden on Tuesday or Wednesday on Pat Rafter Arena and has his fingers crossed that things go smoothly in 2018.

“I’m feeling good, it’s the new year so not too much to go wrong just yet,” he laughed.


“Hopefully I can keep it like that for as long as possible; I know there’s going to be some ups and downs this year but hopefully it gets better every year.

“I had some great moments last year and some tough ones as well, but hopefully, hopefully, things go right.”

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Kyrgios Raring For Strong Showing In 2018

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Nick Kyrgios is in positive spirits ahead of the 2018 ATP World Tour season and his first match at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp.

The Australian star, who reached his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 final at the Western & Southern Open in August last year, seemed content with his off-season preparations and his recovery from a recurring hip injury.

“Yeah, it's been going good," said Kyrgios. "I went to Melbourne for a couple weeks and trained with all the boys. I'm feeling pretty good. Been training a lot and I've been managing my body. [My hips] been feeling good. I've been doing my rehab every day and right now it's something that you just manage.”

Starting 2018 on home soil brings a unique pressure for World No. 21 Kyrgios, who will be making his main draw Brisbane debut against compatriot Matthew Ebden. Kyrgios, well aware of the expectations on him, will also be making sure to look at the bigger picture so early on in the season.

“Of course, it's pressure," said Kyrgios. "I feel like there's pressure on me wherever I go. I'm always expected to do well. Coming to Australia, we all obviously want to do well in our back yard, but for me it's just another week.I know you can have five, six terrible weeks, and you can have one good week and it turns around your whole year. So you [have] got to keep things in perspective. If you don't do well here, you can't let it affect the rest of the year."

With so many younger players rising up the ATP Rankings, Kyrgios also reflected on where he sees himself in comparison to the field.

“I still know that in this game I'm pretty young, but I know that obviously guys were doing great things at my age as well," he admitted. "I know that I'm getting older. Obviously, I love seeing these young guys come through. I think they've all got amazing games.

“Guys like [Frances] Tiafoe, [Andrey] Rublev, they've all got game and it's exciting for me to see them put it together. I think they've all got massive potential. I don't know if I feel old. I mean, I feel like I'm pretty young.”

Kyrgios’ 2017 season saw him combine big results, most notably in the four North American Masters 1000 events, with injuries and disappointment. Now with a fresh mentality, the top-ranked Australian hopes to use these experiences moving forward to achieve greater results.

“[It's] obviously a new year, so not too much to go wrong just yet," said Kyrgios. "Hopefully keep like that for as long as possible. I know there's going to be some ups and downs this year, but, hopefully, it gets better every year. I think I had some great moments last year and some tough ones as well, but hopefully things go right.”

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[Damian]

Kyrgios Recovers From Set Down In Brisbane

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Third seed will face Dolgopolov in QFs
An injury scare interrupted Nick Kyrgios' 2018 debut, but the Aussie didn't take the easy way out on Wednesday at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp.

The third seed recovered from a set down and overcame pain in his left knee to oust his veteran countryman Matt Ebden 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-2 in his first match of the 2018 ATP World Tour season.

“I was a bit rusty in my first match of the year. I played a great doubles match yesterday with my great mate Matt Reid and that gave me that bit of confidence,” Kyrgios said. “I was just happy to get through today.”

It took Kyrgios about a set and a half to find his world-class level. The 22-year-old hadn't played a match since 10 October, at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Kyrgios missed the remainder of the 2017 season because of a recurring hip injury.

“It took me a while to get used to playing a match again. I've been training here for so long and training on centre court, it kind of didn't feel like a match to start. The longer the match went, the better I played, the looser I got. I knew it was going to be tough day today. He's a tough competitor.”

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It looked as if injuries might derail his 2018 start as well. At 4-5 in the first set, Kyrgios received a medical timeout for sharp pain in his left knee. Two games later, the trainer again treated Kyrgios during the changeover.

But the World No. 21 gradually played more freely, and Ebden's game dipped just slightly. The 30-year-old had hit almost 90 per cent of his first serves in the opening set, but that dropped to just above60 per cent in the second, and Kyrgios was able to even the match in the tie-break.

Kyrgios pulled away in the third, breaking Ebden for the first time at 1-1 and again in the seventh game. The third seed, who is making his Brisbane debut, will meet Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov in the quarter-finals. Dolgopolov routed Argentina's Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 6-2 in only 64 minutes.

“I played him (Dolgopolov) last year in Cincinnati," said Kyrgios. "I beat him there but it was a tough match. I remember it was very hot and similar conditions. He's been on tour for a long time now. He definitely knows his way around the tennis court. So I know it's going to be tough.”

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[Lleyton]

Nick To Andy: Sorry Buddy, I Can't Practise THAT Early

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Aussie won't budge on early morning practice negotiations with Murray

All seemed well for Andy Murray when he spoke to Nick Kyrgios at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp earlier this week to arrange a practice session.

The British No.1 spoke to Kyrgios, hoping to arrange an early morning hit ahead of the start of the 2018 ATP World Tour season but the 22-year-old, sensing an opportunity for competition, quickly fired back with his own request.

“He was actually trying to organise a hit for me at 8am,” revealed Kyrgios. “I [said], Andy, I'm not going to make that hit."

The initial response from the World No. 21 gave Murray food for thought but with both men standing strong, negotiations eventually broke down.

“I offered him 9am. I thought 9am is pretty good and then he said 8am. I [said] no, you're going to have to find someone else.”

The light-hearted standoff between the two friends eventually took an unfortunate turn with Murray being forced to withdraw from the tournament.

“I saw him the next day and he told me he pulled out,” said Kyrgios. “It's pretty sad; he's definitely a fan favourite. He brings a lot of the people to all these tournaments and he's a good friend of mine.

“It's never good seeing a guy like that get injured, especially because he's just good for the sport. He's a good guy as well.”

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[Damian]

Kyrgios Ace Barrage Leads To Career First

Spoiler:

Aussie comes through against Dimitrov for the first time
Maybe slow starts are a positive omen for Aussie Nick Kyrgios. For the third consecutive match, the third seed fell behind a set on Saturday evening at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp.

But for the third consecutive match, Kyrgios found a way to come back, this time against defending champion Grigor Dimitrov to pick up his first win against the Bulgarian and advance to Sunday's final, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.

The final will be Kyrgios' first on home soil and his seventh overall (3-3). Kyrgios is also the first Aussie to reach the Brisbane final since former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in 2014 (d. Federer).

Kyrgios will face American Ryan Harrison, who beat Kyrgios' countryman Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to reach his third ATP World Tour title match (2017 Memphis, 2017 Atlanta).

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Kyrgios leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-0, and Harrison has yet to take a set off the Aussie. “I know that he's a dangerous opponent. He can serve very, very well and he's obviously won a lot of matches here,” Kyrgios said on court.

The 22-year-old Canberra native trailed Dimitrov in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 0-2, including a loss in last year's Western & Southern Open final in Cincinnati, and the Bulgarian was riding a seven-match win streak heading into the Brisbane semi-final. Dimitrov started on a roll as well, breaking Kyrgios once and not facing a break point in the first set to gain the lead.

But Kyrgios swung more freely in the second set and mixed up his play against Dimitrov. The third-seeded Kyrgios exchanged rapid-fire points with Dimitrov and came out the victor more often than not. He also gave Dimitrov different return looks, and the strategy seemed to throw the World No. 3 off as Kyrgios broke twice in the second set to even the match in 29 minutes.

“I knew that I had to do something a little bit differently today. I couldn't give him too much rhythm,” Kyrgios said.

The third set followed a similar strategy. Kyrgios dominated on serve – he finished with 19 aces and won 82 per cent of his first-serve points – and broke in the seventh game before serving out the match.

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[Damian]

John Newcombe wierzy w Nicka Kyrgiosa. "To powinien być dla niego dobry sezon"

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Jeśli ominą go kontuzję, powinien być to dla niego dobry sezon - powiedział John Newcombe o Nicku Kyrgiosie. Legendarny Australijczyk ma nadzieję, że jego rodak będzie odnosił lepsze wyniki w turniejach wielkoszlemowych.

REKLAMA
- Jest początek roku i chciałbym widzieć, że cieszy go to, co robi. Czy wygląda dobrze fizycznie? W zeszłym roku miał wspaniałe chwile i wiele trudnych. Wiem, że w tym sezonie też będzie miał wzloty i upadki, ale mam nadzieję, że wszystko potoczy się dobrze - mówił o Nicku Kyrgiosie John Newcombe, cytowany przez "Courier Mail"


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Legenda australijskiego tenisa, 26-krotny mistrz wielkoszlemowy w singlu, deblu i w mikście oraz pięciokrotny zdobywca Pucharu Davisa, ma nadzieję, że jego młodszy rodak będzie dobrze przygotowany fizycznie. - Mam nadzieję, że Nick zada sobie pytanie: "Czy jestem wystarczająco zdrowy". Kiedy rywalizuje z tenisistami, którzy przez długi czas potrafią utrzymywać piłkę w korcie, to przeważnie nie wygrywa wymian składających się z powyżej ośmiu uderzeń. To może być związane ze sprawami przygotowania fizycznego albo dlatego, że uderza piłkę płasko - zauważył.
Kyrgios jest największą nadzieją Australii na sukces w rozpoczynającym się 15 stycznia wielkoszlemowym Australian Open. - Wszyscy oczywiście chcemy dobrze prezentować się na swoim podwórku, ale dla mnie to tylko kolejny tydzień - ocenił Newcombe.


REKLAMA
73-latek z Sydney liczy, że jego krajan dobrze spisze się nie tylko w Australian Open, ale i w pozostałych turniejach wielkoszlemowych. - Nick powinien sobie pomyśleć: "Moje wyniki w turniejach wielkoszlemowych były okropne, nie grałem wystarczająco dobrze". Bo nie chodzi o to, aby wygrać jeden czy drugi pięciosetowy mecz. W Wielkim Szlemie w dwa tygodnie możesz rozegrać nawet siedem takich spotkań. Dlatego musisz być dobrze przygotowany fizycznie.

- Nick we wrześniu był na Pucharze Lavera i mógł widzieć, jak wygląda codzienność Federera i Nadala - kontynuował. - Dlatego powinien wiedzieć, co jest wymagane na tym poziomie. Choć życie na korcie bywa samotne i czasami możesz się zastanawiać, co robisz.

- Jeśli ominą go kontuzję, powinien być to dla niego dobry sezon - dodał Newcombe.

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[Lleyton]

Kyrgios Ace Barrage Leads To Career First

Spoiler:

Aussie comes through against Dimitrov for the first time

Maybe slow starts are a positive omen for Aussie Nick Kyrgios. For the third consecutive match, the third seed fell behind a set on Saturday evening at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp.

But for the third consecutive match, Kyrgios found a way to come back, this time against defending champion Grigor Dimitrov to pick up his first win against the Bulgarian and advance to Sunday's final, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.

"I hadn't beaten him before. Going into today, I knew that I was going to do something a little different. I was going to kind of just not give him too much rhythm. Come in a lot, be super aggressive off my returns. And obviously try and just serve, just serve pretty much anywhere and just play aggressive," Kyrgios said. "He played a pretty solid first set. I played a pretty loose game to get broken. And then, pretty much from then on, I felt pretty in control of the match."

The final will be Kyrgios' first on home soil and his seventh overall (3-3). Kyrgios is also the first Aussie to reach the Brisbane final since former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt in 2014 (d. Federer).

Kyrgios will face American Ryan Harrison, who beat Kyrgios' countryman Alex de Minaur 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 to reach his third ATP World Tour title match (2017 Memphis, 2017 Atlanta).

"He's got a great serve. That's probably his strength, I think. I played him a couple times now, and I definitely felt that was his best weapon," Kyrgios said. "He's a good mover as well. I played him on clay last year, and I don't think that was either of our best surfaces. I played him on hard court as well. So I know what he's going to bring, but at the same time it's going to be a tough match."

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Kyrgios leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 2-0, and Harrison has yet to take a set off the Aussie.

“I know that he's a dangerous opponent. He can serve very, very well and he's obviously won a lot of matches here,” Kyrgios said on court.

The 22-year-old Canberra native trailed Dimitrov in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series 0-2, including a loss in last year's Western & Southern Open final in Cincinnati, and the Bulgarian was riding a seven-match win streak heading into the Brisbane semi-final. Dimitrov started on a roll as well, breaking Kyrgios once and not facing a break point in the first set to gain the lead.

But Kyrgios swung more freely in the second set and mixed up his play against Dimitrov. The third-seeded Kyrgios exchanged rapid-fire points with Dimitrov and came out the victor more often than not. He also gave Dimitrov different return looks, and the strategy seemed to throw the World No. 3 off as Kyrgios broke twice in the second set to even the match in 29 minutes.

“I knew that I had to do something a little bit differently today. I couldn't give him too much rhythm,” Kyrgios said.

The third set followed a similar strategy. Kyrgios dominated on serve – he finished with 19 aces and won 82 per cent of his first-serve points – and broke in the seventh game before serving out the match.

"Sometimes when there's no way out, you try to change up the game and break the rhythm of a player. And today just everything, whatever I thought he tried, it was just great," Dimitrov said. "He deserved to win today."

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[Barty]

#4) Brisbane 2018


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R1 wolna runda
R2 Matthew Ebden (AUS) 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-2
QF Alex Dołgopołow (UKR) 1-6 6-3 6-4
SF [1] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4-6 6-3 6-4
W Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-4 6-2

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Home Sweet Home: Kyrgios Wins In Brisbane

Spoiler:

Australian claims his first title since 2016 Tokyo with a straight-sets victory
There has never been any doubt about Nick Kyrgios' talent — the 22-year-old is one of just two players (former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt) to defeat Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in their first FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings. But one thing the shotmaker had never done was win an ATP World Tour title at home.

Kyrgios changed that on Sunday with an impressive performance in the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp championship match, defeating Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-2 to claim his fourth ATP World Tour trophy in 73 minutes.

"I felt good all week. I felt right at home," Kyrgios told the crowd. "Every time I stepped out here you gave me such great support. I love playing in front of you guys even though sometimes it may not seem that way. But I do. I really appreciate it."

The World No. 21 triumphed in three of his first four ATP World Tour finals, with the exception being his first at the Millennium Estoril Open in 2015 (l. to Gasquet). But in 2017, Kyrgios fell one match short of a title twice, finishing runner-up at the Western & Southern Open (l. to Dimitrov) and the China Open (l. to Nadal).

He wasted no time getting into the winners' column in 2018, seizing a title in the first week of the campaign. Kyrgios won in straight sets for the third time in four championship-match victories, breaking Harrison at three of seven opportunities.

And while the scoreline may seem routine, the match was not. Harrison showed his good form early, earning a combined five break points across two of Kyrgios' first three service games. But the home favourite did not fold under the pressure, dismissing them all.

"He came out firing early. He had a lot of chances. And I knew that was going to be the gist of how things were going to go," Kyrgios said. "I knew he was going to come out and play really aggressive, try and take things into his own hands. And I was just telling myself, just keep with it and things will steady on."


Those would be the only break points Kyrgios would face in the match. And after the final one in his third service game, the right-hander won 22 consecutive points on his serve en route to the title.

"His level is very high. I think that we all know how well he can play. He brought a very high level today,” Harrison said of the first Australian to win in Brisbane since Hewitt in 2014. "And playing out here in Australia, he's obviously very motivated and very comfortable. He's going to be a danger to beat anybody that he plays whenever he plays like that. I think that it's nothing new, though, for him. He knows that and he knows he has the level."

Kyrgios' win earns him 250 ATP Rankings points and $83,650, while Harrison leaves Brisbane with 150 points and $44,055. Kyrgios is projected to climb to No. 17 in the rankings on Monday.

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[Lleyton]

[Damian]

Nick Kyrgios full of confidence ahead of the Australian Open

Spoiler:

"Even if I had lost the first round here, I would probably still feel good going into next week"
By Sky Sports Tennis
Last Updated: 09/01/18 4:11pm


Nick Kyrgios insists he is 'playing well under pressure' ahead of Australian Open
Nick Kyrgios insists he is 'playing well under pressure' ahead of Australian Open
Nick Kyrgios insists he is "all about recovering and feeling the ball for the Aus Open" after winning in Brisbane at the weekend.

Kyrgios beat Ryan Harrison in the Brisbane International final on Sunday to clinch his maiden tour title on home soil, but the mercurial Australian has been carrying a niggling knee injury.


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Nick Kyrgios won the Brisbane International for his first title on home soil
Nick Kyrgios won the Brisbane International for his first title on home soil
The 22-year-old beat top seed and world No 3 Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-finals and if he maintains form and motivation, he will be a major threat at the Australian Open, which starts next week.

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Kyrgios, who became the second Australian to lift the trophy in the tournament's 10-year history after Lleyton Hewitt in 2014, will put his knee to the test on Wednesday when he is due to play alongside world No 1 Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka at the latest addition of the Tie Break Tens event in Melbourne.


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"Even if I had lost the first round here, I would probably still feel good next week, going into next week," said Kyrgios.

"But obviously, just playing a lot of matches, that's confidence for any player.

"Right now it's all about recovering and feeling the ball for the Aus Open. Because obviously I'm playing well under pressure and in pressure situations."

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[Lleyton]

Nick Kyrgios has to avoid 'next big thing' category, says Mark Philippoussis

Spoiler:

There's some guys who are supposed to be the next big thing and are so incredibly talented that they do amazing things, but it just doesn't happen"
By Raz Mirza

Last Updated: 09/01/18 3:31pm

Mark Philippoussis has likened Nick Kyrgios to a fledgling NBA player struggling to fulfil their potential ahead of this year's Australian Open

Mark Philippoussis hopes Nick Kyrgios does not fall into the category of failing to become "the next big thing".

Kyrgios beat American Ryan Harrison to claim the Brisbane International in straight sets on Sunday. The 6-4 6-2 win was his fourth title on the ATP tour and his first on home soil.

The 22-year-old is a polarising figure in Australian sport - his superb tennis skills are often marred by poor behaviour on court

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[Damian]