“I’m capable of playing great tennis” Nick Kyrgios beaming with confidence after first round win in thr Citi Open
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Nick kyrgios in Citi Open 2022
This year’s Wimbledon runner-up, Nick Kyrgios is in the form of his life as he remains in the form after his remarkable run in the grass court open in London in the previous month. Apart from that, the Aussie has also won a title at Atlanta Open in the men’s doubles category with his compatriot Thanasi Kokkinaki.
Currently ranked at 63rd spot on the rankings, Nick has won his first match at the Citi open against Marcus Giron after a dominant display, winning straight two sets. The 27-year-old was playing in his first singles match since the Wimbledon. Kyrgios emerged victorious in a straight-set 6-3, 6-2 win over Giron to enter the second round.
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Nick Kyrgios: I just really wanted to force myself to have high energy today and pull out a performance
After starting off his hard-court season with a win, the Aussie looked full of confidence ahead of the important tournaments coming, particularly the US Open this month, the former world no. 13 said, “Sometimes people play a slam final or win a Grand Slam and they struggle for the next six months, but I feel like I don’t want to be one of those players. It (ball) came a bit slow, but then I started to have my eye in on return. My serve has always been great, but especially the last couple of months it’s been on another level.”
“In 2019 I was just doing that on match point, just asking someone in the crowd. I think it’s just a cool experience for, you know, someone that’s paid money to come to watch you play and potentially to go home with that memory, if it’s a young kid or an older lady like today, I think that’s something that’s pretty cool. I wish I had that experience when I was watching tennis matches.”, The 2019 Citi Open winner said.
Nick then recalled his last year’s poor performance at Washington, “I think I had such a bad experience, and a lot of stuff was going on last year around this time that I just didn’t have a good time on a tennis court at all. I was really struggling, wasn’t enjoying my tennis. I was out of shape, losing a lot of matches. I just really wanted to force myself to have high energy today and pull out a performance. I know that I’m capable of playing great tennis.
“Honestly, my confidence was a bit low coming out today just because just being on that court again. I got disgraced last year first round, and it was tough to stomach after coming off a win. I’m having a great year,” he said. “I think if Wimbledon had points, I think I’d be around Top 15, Top 20 in the world. I definitely feel like I’m playing that level of tennis, if not Top 10, Top 5 at the moment,” Kyrgios concluded.
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