Nick Kyrgios gets a special invite from a Sydney-based club offering $1200 prize money
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Australian World No.22 Nick Kyrgios gets a special invite from the Manly Seaside Championship played in Sydney during the Christmas-new year break. The club has a history of 90 years. But it is only giving a $1200 prize money to the winner and is mainly focused on junior players. Many tennis greats like Ken Rosewall have played here.
Kyrgios also played here when he was 15 years old where he lost in the quarter-finals. The tournament invited the Australian Showman in a cheeky way this year to start from where he left off years ago. The tournament organizer told, “Nick has made it clear the Australian Open is his goal. But he will need a solid warm-up before heading to Melbourne. We have situated a lob shot away from the beach. There are plenty of good restaurants, shops, and bars to keep him entertained when the tennis is done“
Continuing his train of thought, The tournament organizer also mentioned Kyrgios’ teenage performance in the tournament, “I’m sure he would have good memories of playing at Manly as a teenager and this might be his last chance to get on our famous honor board“(Source: Daily Mail, translated via Google)
Nick Kyrgios will try to build momentum from the 2022 season
Nick Kyrgios had a great 2022 season. He was able to share the Wimbledon center court in the finals against the Serbian World No.5 Novak Djokovic despite losing it in 4 sets. Kyrgios also won his maiden Grand Slam tournament this year with Thanasi Kokkinakis in the Australian Open doubles. He was ranked outside the top 100 in January this year but climbed back inside the top 30.
Kyrgios was looking in great shape at the US Open this year. His dream run included a victory over defending champion Daniil Medvedev. But another Russian Karen Khachanov shattered him in a 5-set-thriller in the quarter-finals. The Australian was at least expected to be in the finals after some master class serving throughout the tournament. But one-off day cost him a great chance.
The Australian also qualified with Thanasi Kokkinakis as the 8th seed for playing doubles in the ATP finals, Turin. This was the first time he has qualified for the ATP finals in any category. They lost in the Round Robin stage itself after losing 2 out of their 3 matches though. If the Australian can keep his head straight and focus on his game on the court, we might see him playing in ATP finals singles shortly and also winning a slam. In a way, he might retire in 2023 itself.
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