Nick Kyrgios' serve is fast becoming one of the most imposing shots in the game.
Kyrgios delivered another dominating serving display blasting 15 aces in a 6-4, 6-2 sweep of Tomas Berdych to burst into his second career final in Marseille.
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"It wasn't a perfect match, but I served really well again," Kyrgios said. "And I returned really well. I've been serving great all week and I've been playing good."
Yesterday, Kyrgios cracked 17 aces against no double faults, won 26 of 27 points on his first serve and smoked four straight aces to close a 6-0, 6-4 obliteration of Richard Gasquet.
Today, the 41st-ranked Aussie was nearly even better.
Krygios served 72 percent, won 29 of 31 first-serve points and never gave Berdych a sniff at break point in avenging a four-set Australian Open loss last month. He hit 34 winners against 12 unforced errors, firing two aces in the final game.
"He was very aggressive. I just couldn't find enough strength and enough aggressivness to step up to the speed of the game," Berdych said. "And be strong enough to break his game pattern. It was not really my day at the office."
Kyrgios will face fourth-seeded Marin Cilic in the final tomorrow. Cilic countered Benoit Paire to reach his first final since Moscow last October.
Cilic was a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victor over Kyrgios in their lone meeting at the 2013 Roland Garros. The indoor hard court creates much faster conditions in Marseille.
"I've beaten four quality opponents and I'm gaining confidence," Kyrgios said. "I've been serving well and I'm confident going into the final. Obviously Cilic is a tough opponent. He's been serving really well."
It's Kyrgios' first final since he fell to Richard Gasquet in the Estoril final on red clay last April in a tournament where he could have been disqualified.
Kyrgios believes he's a much more confident player heading into his second ATP final.
"My first final was against Gasquet. That week, I was actually down match points in the first round," Kyrgios said. "I should have been disqualified. It was crazy, a crazy scene. I got through, played a couple of three setters, and in the final against Gasquet he played unbelievable. It was on clay. It was really, really slow. It was a great experience. "This time I haven't been broken, I haven't dropped a set and I feel a lot more confident."
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