Learn something new everyday, right Nick Kyrgios?
That was the case on Day 4, when Kyrgios learned a bit about how a proper foot-fault is called. Hint: you cannot call it until it happens. Watch below to see the funny moment.
Kyrgios cruised past Dutchmen Robin Haase, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in 96 minutes and will next face Kei Nishikori in the third round.
The Aussie cracked 19 aces and won 43 of 47 first serve points, but he was broken twice by Haase. No matter, Kyrgios broke Haase five times on eight opportunities to improve to 12-4 lifetime at Wimbledon. He has made the second week on three of his four appearances, but fell in the first round last year.
Kyrgios is emerging as a threat to get deep in this draw, but he’s 0-3 lifetime against Nishikori. The pair haven’t met since 2016, and they’ve never played on grass.
“I grew up on grass,” Kyrgios said on Thursday. “I played on it when I was very young. We had Nationals back in Australia. I kind of always knew how to play on grass. I enjoy it. I think it's true tennis. There's a lot of interesting points on grass. People coming forward. You have to have good hands. Yeah, I mean, I enjoy it. I'm very comfortable on it.