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Despite loss, nothing but positive takeaways for Nick Kyrgios
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Nick Kyrgios is maturing as a person and improving as a player. Say it again. These were the two common themes this fortnight for someone who has historically taken a lot of criticism from fans and media. Good on him. But the question we have to ask now is a pretty simple one: What's next?
That his performance Sunday wasn't quite enough to get past Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round of the Australian Open should not get him down. Kyrgios played great tennis. He smacked 36 aces and came up with enormous shots under pressure. Impressively, he competed from first ball to last.
All in all, Nick Kyrgios couldn't have asked for a better performance at this year's Australian Open.
We have always known Kyrgios has the talent to succeed and the gumption to go for his shots. How many players can blast second serves at 124 miles per hour when the match is on the line?
If not for an exceptional and resilient performance from Dimitrov -- who won the prestigious ATP Tour Finals last November -- Kyrgios would have been in a quarterfinal here for the second time in his career.
Sure, his result at this year's Aussie Open will, at least initially, go down as a disappointment for Kyrgios. But the truth is, his focus and engagement on the court, along with his encouraging words to the press, are a major step in the right direction. So can he begin to win even more events on tour? He already bagged a championship to start 2018 in Brisbane. That's a terrific start.
Last year, Kyrgios was jeered off court after losing to Andreas Seppi, from two sets up in the second round. This time he received a standing ovation.
"I played well," he said. "I lost to one of the best players in the world, went down swinging. Obviously I feel a lot better this time around. Last year I didn't know what I was going to do after the Australian Open. I feel like I have more of a vision and goal for this year. I think I'm in a good head space.
"I just feel like I'm trying to get better. There were periods where I stepped on court last year where I was just doing it for the sake of doing it. I'm trying to get better."
After Davis Cup, the season will shift to the U.S., where two of the biggest events of the year, at Indian Wells and Miami, will be played in March. A year ago, Kyrgios played valiantly at the former, losing a devastating match to Roger Federer in three tiebreakers. It'll be imperative for Kyrgios to play well before the clay swing begins.
To think Kyrgios can go deep at the French Open may be a stretch right now, since the dirt negates some of his power and tests his patience more than other surfaces. But the grass of Wimbledon and the hard courts of the US Open should give him an opportunity.
Perhaps we're getting ahead of ourselves and asking too much from a player we have to remember is still 22 years old. But the truth is we've waited for what seems like years for him to break through in a high-profile event.
Sure, there will still be some people who dislike his occasionally brash behavior and refuse to see past it. Others love his talent but wish he would be more consistent. And some just take him as they see him.
Everyone has an opinion on Kyrgios. He might not admit it, but that pressure has to weigh on him.
He'll always rant on the court; we saw it Sunday against Dimitrov, but the great thing was that even when he did let off steam, his head was back in the game on the very next point. That is a gift very few possess. Just ask John McEnroe.
Kyrgios has been talking a good game, saying all the right things about maturity, about his desire to be a role model to young kids, to help the young Australians coming through on the tour.
He has four career titles, which is not bad for a 22-year-old. As Roger Federer pointed out Saturday, he didn't get past the final eight of a Grand Slam event until he was 22 (when he won Wimbledon for the first time). No one is comparing Federer and Kyrgios, but it's a nice reminder that sometimes it takes a while to find your way.
Kyrgios has time on his side -- for the most part, anyway. He has the ability to cause serious damage on tour, especially on faster surfaces. Now it's all about desire and resolve.
The real test will come when he is a long way from home, away from his home crowd, and when things are not going his way. Kyrgios should now be equipped to deal with those obstacles. His performance Sunday night should help to convince him -- if he is lacking any conviction -- that he is capable of great things.
As he approached Dimitrov at the net following the match, Kyrgios told the Bulgarian to "believe." He would do well to do the same himself.
Rod Laver: Nick Kyrgios może być najlepszym tenisistą na świecie
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Rod Laver, dwukrotny zdobywca Klasycznego Wielkiego Szlema, ocenił, że Nick Kyrgios w przyszłości może być najlepszym tenisistą na świecie. Australijczyk zauważył również zmianę w mentalności swojego rodaka.
Za Nickiem Kyrgiosem udany początek sezonu 2018. W pierwszym tygodniu rozgrywek wygrał turniej w Brisbane, a w Australian Open dotarł do 1/8 finału. W wielkoszlemowej imprezie w Melbourne Australijczyk wyeliminował m.in. Viktora Troickiego i Jo-Wilfrieda Tsongę, by po wyrównanym starciu [6:7(3), 6:7(4), 6:4, 6:7(4)] ulec Grigorowi Dimitrowowi.
Rod Laver, najwybitniejszy australijski tenisista w historii, jest pod wrażeniem postawy młodszego rodaka. - Myślę, że po wygraniu turnieju w Brisbane zmieniło się jego nastawienie mentalne. Uważam, że znów jest w stanie się angażować w grę. Pokonanie Tsongi w Melbourne to świetny początek - mówił, cytowany przez "Sydney Morning Herald".
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Jedyny w historii dwukrotny zdobywca Klasycznego Wielkiego Szlema (sezony 1962 i 1969) uważa, że Kyrgiosa stać na wielkie osiągnięcia. - Uważam, że Nick może być najlepszym tenisistą świata. On ma wszystko, co jest do tego potrzebne. Mówiło już o tym wielu ludzi, nie tylko ja.
- Nick pokonał już Federera, Nadala i innych czołowych tenisistów świata. Stać go na to, by wiele osiągnąć, tylko podczas meczu musi skupiać się na grze i nie może się rozpraszać innymi czynnikami - dodał Laver.
Nickowi Kyrgiosowi znów nie po drodze do Rotterdamu. Tym razem zatrzymała go kontuzja
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Nick Kyrgios nie weźmie udziału w halowym turnieju ATP World Tour 500 na kortach twardych w Rotterdamie. Dziką kartą od organizatorów został nagrodzony utalentowany Kanadyjczyk Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Nick Kyrgios wycofał się, ponieważ doznał kontuzji prawego łokcia. Uraz ten sprawił, że nie stawił większego oporu Alexandrowi Zverevowi podczas meczu I rundy Grupy Światowej Pucharu Davisa. Niemcy pokonali w Brisbane Australijczyków i awansowali do ćwierćfinału tych rozgrywek.
Z powodu problemów zdrowotnych tenisista z Canberry nie wystąpi w halowych zawodach ATP World Tour 500 w Rotterdamie, które rozpoczną się już w najbliższy poniedziałek. Ten holenderski turniej wyraźnie nie leży po drodze Australijczyka, bowiem w zeszłym roku zrezygnował on z udziału, gdyż liczył na występ w meczu celebrytów podczas Weekendu Gwiazd NBA. Ostatecznie i to koszykarskie marzenie Kyrgiosa nie spełniło się.
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Organizatorzy poinformowali, że z dziką kartą w głównej drabince ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament zagra zdolny Felix Auger-Aliassime. Wcześniej otrzymali ją Holendrzy Thiemo de Bakker i Tallon Griekspoor. Kanadyjczyk uzyskał również taką przepustkę do halowej imprezy ATP World Tour 250 w Marsylii, która odbędzie się w tygodniu po turnieju w Rotterdamie.
From his whiplash forehand and concussive serve to his ‘tweeners and acrobatic overheads, Nick Kyrgios is as exiting to watch as they come. But despite his early success against some of the sport’s elite (he defeated Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in his career-first encounters with the Grand Slam legends), it’s only more recently that the enigmatic Aussie seems at home on the ATP World Tour. Kyrgios opened 2018 with a run to the Brisbane title, and will shoot to better his quarterfinal finish here from last year
Nick Kyrgios wycofał się z turnieju w Indian Wells. Australijczyka zastąpi podopieczny zięcia Zbigniewa Bońka
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Nick Kyrgios wycofał się z rozpoczętego w czwartek turnieju ATP World Tour Masters 1000 w Indian Wells. Australijczyk miał być rozstawiony z numerem 17. Zastąpi go Włoch Matteo Berrettini.
Przyczyną wycofania się Nicka Kyrgiosa jest kontuzja łokcia. Australijczyk zmaga się z tym urazem od początku lutego i od tego czasu pozostawał poza grą. Do rywalizacji miał wrócić właśnie w Indian Wells, ale w piątkowy wieczór zrezygnował z udziału w zawodach.
Przed 12 miesiącami w BNP Paribas Open Kyrgios dotarł do ćwierćfinału i w tym sezonie miał bronić 360 punktów za ubiegłoroczne osiągnięcie. Co ciekawe, wówczas także zatrzymały go kłopoty zdrowotne. Nie przystąpił do pojedynku 1/4 finału z Rogerem Federerem z powodu zatrucia.
Kolejnym turniejem w kalendarzu tenisisty z Canberry jest startująca 21 marca następna impreza rangi ATP World Tour Masters 1000 - w Miami.
Miejsce Australijczyka w zmaganiach w Indian Wells, jako tzw. "szczęśliwy przegrany" z eliminacji, zajmie Matteo Berrettini. Jako że Włoch zastąpił tenisistę rozstawionego (Kyrgios miał grać z numerem 17.), rozpocznie rywalizację od II rundy. W sobotę zmierzy się z Daniłem Miedwiediewem.
Berrettini to aktualnie 108. tenisista świata. W decydującej rundzie kwalifikacji do głównej drabinki BNP Paribas Open przegrał z Peterem Polanskym. Trenowany jest przez Vincenzo Santopadre - prywatnie męża córki Zbigniewa Bońka.
Niech będzie bucem, bufonem czy kim tam jeszcze, ale Nick, zagraj jeszcze kilka takich turniejów w życiu, jak Miami 2017.
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: 25 mar 2018, 11:27
autor: Barty
Kyrgios Speeds Past Lajovic In Miami Opener
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Sock claims victory over Bhambri
In his first match since Davis Cup nearly two months ago, it was smooth sailing for Nick Kyrgios against Dusan Lajovic, prevailing 6-4, 6-1 in just under 50 minutes at the Miami Open presented by Itau
Kyrgios’ 2018 got off to an electric start when he claimed his fourth ATP World Tour title and first on home soil in Brisbane. After losing a thriller to Grigor Dimitrov at the Australian Open, the 22-year-old played just two Davis Cup rubbers before being sidelined with a tricky elbow injury that forced him to withdraw from tournaments in February and March.
But he couldn’t have asked for a better comeback to competition, powering past World No. 108 Lajovic in a dominant display of aggressive yet measured tennis. The Australian World No. 20 hit 21 winners and was helped out by 21 unforced errors off the racquet of his Serbian opponent. He posted exceptional numbers in the service department; surrendering just five points on serve in the entire match and striking seven aces.
"I feel good. I've got to take it very slowly," said Kyrgios after the match. "I know my body is not 100% just yet, but I also know that it's going to take some time to get back to where I was and playing at the level I was playing at the start of the year. At the moment I'm happy, but I'm still taking it very slowly."
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Next up for Kyrgios is Fabio Fognini, who used his exceptional defensive skills and wealth of experience to surge past wild card and #NextGenATP Spaniard Nicola Kuhn, 6-2, 6-4. The 18-year-old Kuhn won his first ATP World Tour main draw match in the first round of the Miami Open, becoming just the second player born in the 2000’s to win a tour-level match after 17-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime two weeks ago at the BNP Paribas Open.
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In other action, top American Jack Sock edged Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 7-6(3) in one hour and 34 minutes. Making his sixth tournament appearance, Sock is coming off a quarter-final run in 2017. He exacted revenge on Bhambri five years after the Indian prevailed at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Eighth-seeded Sock served for the match twice - at 5-4 and 6-5 in the second set - but Bhambri would not go down without a fight. He forced a tie-break, where Sock would eventually triumph on his second match point.
The Nebraska native will next face Borna Coric for the third time in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series (tied 1-1). Coming off his best performance at an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, reaching the semi-finals last week in Indian Wells, the Croatian defeated Leonardo Mayer 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4.
Coric survived a tense affair against Mayer, earning the victory after a marathon two hours and 56 minutes. He overcame 10 aces, while saving eight of nine break points faced.
10-2 ma Nick w tym roku po ograniu Foga. Chyba najlepszy start jak dotychczas.
Re: Nick Kyrgios
: 27 mar 2018, 8:19
autor: Damian
Kyrgios, Zverev To Clash
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Two-time defending semi-finalist Kyrgios to play Zverev in Miami for second straight year
Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev will add another chapter to their budding rivalry after contrasting wins Monday at Crandon Park. Kygrios needed just 66 minutes to dismiss Italian Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-3, while Zverev was pushed to the limit before edging David Ferrer 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 in a tense 1 hour, 50 minute slugfest under lights.
It's safe to say that Kyrgios has enjoyed playing in Miami. It’s where he advanced to his first two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-finals the past two seasons — in his first two appearances at the tournament, no less.
And if the Australian’s start this year has been a sign of the future, Kyrgios could be in for another big run at Crandon Park. The 22-year-old cruised past recent Sao Paulo champion and the No. 15 seed Fognini, for the loss of just six games to move into the Round of 16 at the Miami Open presented by Itau.
"We both competed," Kyrgios said. "I just played a little better in some bigger points."
After emerging from a battle between two semi-finalists from last year’s tournament in South Florida, Kyrgios is now 10-2 in Miami, as he continues pursuing a maiden Masters 1000 title. This is his third Top 20 win of the season, and he advances to play fourth seed Zverev, whom he defeated 6-3 in the third set this time last year in the Miami quarter-finals.
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It is Kyrgios’ third tournament of the season, and his first since the Australian Open. The World No. 20 won his fourth ATP World Tour title to begin the campaign at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp, his first trophy on home soil.
Monday’s first-time FedEx ATP Head2Head matchup between the two Top 20 players set up to be a blockbuster, but it was Kyrgios who controlled play and seized his opportunities. While the No. 17 seed did not allow the Italian a break point in the match, the right-hander broke at three of five opportunities, even though Fognini lost just three points on his first serve (18/21). Kyrgios has yet to face break point in the tournament.
"I knew it was going to be tough. He has a lot of tricks up his sleeve and he's very unpredictable," Kyrgios said. "I knew I just had to serve well, play aggressive and keep the points short. When he gets in a rhythm he's pretty dangerous."
Kyrgios Serving In Miami 2018
Opponent First-Serve Points Won Second-Serve Points Won Break Points Faced
Dusan Lajovic 85 per cent (22/25) 83 per cent (10/12) 0
No. 15 Fabio Fognini 76 per cent (22/29) 62 per cent (16/26) 0
Zverev did not make the best of starts against Ferrer, who was spotting his German opponent 15 years in age and 30 ATP Rankings positions. The 20-year-old made 11 unforced errors - including seven on his highly-rated backhand - in the first set.
Zverev claimed two breaks to begin the second set and another break at the start of the third. But Ferrer mounted a spirited defence, broke back and conceded nothing until the ninth game when, after missing a midcourt forehand, he double faulted on break point to go down 4-5.
It was a cruel but decisive blow and one that saw the normally composed Spaniard thunder his racquet into the court.
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Kyrgios has made all three of his Masters 1000 semi-finals (including 2017 Cincinnati final) in the United States.
The Pitch Worked: Kyrgios Arrives Hungry In Houston
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Aussie is looking to pick up his second title of the season in Texas
If Nick Kyrgios wins his maiden ATP World Tour clay-court title this week in Houston, perhaps Jack Sock, John Isner and Sam Querrey should ask for a cut of his prize money.
The Americans pitched Kyrgios on coming to the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, and it worked: The 22-year-old Aussie is making his debut at the only clay-court event in North America.
“I heard a lot of good things about it. Obviously a couple of my buddies always play this tournament, told me, 'You'd love it here',” Kyrgios said on Tuesday. “All the Americans said it's an amazing tournament. So I gave it a chance and it's been unbelievable so far.”
The Aussie officially made his Houston debut on Monday, falling in doubles with countryman Matt Reid. But Kyrgios' singles stay will start on Wednesday when he faces American Bjorn Fratangelo, who dropped only two games in beating Kyrgios' countryman Jordan Thompson 6-1, 6-1 on Monday.
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Kyrgios carries altered expectations this week compared to his start of the year. In January, after declaring it was “time to mature”, he had the best beginning of his career.
The 22-year-old hoisted his fourth tour-level title at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp and reached the fourth round at his home Grand Slam in Melbourne.
But injuries to his back and right elbow have slowed him down. He withdrew from Rotterdam, Delray Beach, Acapulco and the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells before making the fourth round at the Miami Open presented by Itau (l. to Zverev) last month.
“Just to go out there and get through a match without having pain is a success for me. Obviously I want to go out there, win matches, win a tournament. I'm more than capable of that,” Kyrgios said.
“But at this stage it's just more about making sure my body can sustain match pressure. Going out there and practising is different than going out there in a match situation and feeling no pain, so we'll see how it goes.”
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Kyrgios reached his lone clay-court final in 2015 at the Millennium Estoril Open. His Top 5 potential can transfer to any surface, as top seed John Isner acknowledged earlier this week.
“He's got a service motion that, it won't ever fail. It's a perfect service motion. He's just so talented. His backhand is world-class. His forehand is world-class. For him, everyone knows, he knows, it's all between his ears,” Isner said.
“If he wants to put it together, I think he can, and he has showed that. So hopefully he comes here in the right frame of mind and puts on a good show for everyone here in Houston.”
To Kyrgios, the change to clay means having patience, waiting a shot or two longer before unleashing a 110-mph forehand down the line. But he sounds ready for the task and appreciative of his improved health, all good news for Houston fans.
“If you're pretty physically strong you have good success [on clay]. But for me I think it's just about being disciplined. You can't shorten the points as much as you can on other surfaces. You gotta hang tough, and you'll have good success,” Kyrgios said. “I'm just pretty grateful to be in a healthier state of mind and ready to get going.”
Australian No. 2 seed books quarter-final showdown with Karlovic
Nick Kyrgios has overcome a slow start in his first clay-court singles outing of the season to see off the threat of home hopeful Bjorn Fratangelo in the second round of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Wednesday night. In his River Oaks debut, the 22-year-old Australian rebounded for a 6-7(2), 6-1, 6-2 victory over Fratangelo, the No.108 in the ATP Rankings.
The American had registered a win over Kyrgios’s countryman Jordon Thompson in the opening round on Monday. That same day, Kyrgios had opened his Houston doubles campaign, partnering good friend and countryman Matt Reid in a loss to Ivo Karlovic and Daniel Nestor.
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After his fourth ATP World Tour-level title and first on home soil at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp in January, Kyrgios backed it up with a solid run to the fourth round at the Australian Open. But back and right elbow injuries have since stunted the Aussie’s impressive start to the season, forcing his withdrawal from four tournaments before he reached the fourth round at the Miami Open presented by Itau (l. to Zverev) last month.
Kyrgios has a shot at avenging his opening-round doubles loss when he meets Ivo Karlovic in his next singles outing. Kyrgios, the World No. 24, has never lost to the Croatian in four prior FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings. Karlovic earlier edged past qualifier Denis Kudla 7-5, 7-5.
Argentine Guido Pella pulled off the upset of the day when he surprised second-seeded American Sam Querrey 2-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3). Pella had lost to the World No. 14 in their only prior FedEx ATP Head2Head encounter in the first round at the US Open in 2013.
Querrey had finished runner-up in Houston twice before (20010, 2015). The Argentine surged back from 2-4 down in the deciding set and served for the match at 6-5 before closing it out on his second match point in the deciding set tie-break. He will next meet American No. 8 seed Tennys Sandgren, a 6-2, 7-6(3) over Pella’s countryman Nicolas Kicker.
