Rock-n-Roll Kyrgios Wows ’em in D.C.
<![CDATA[The Aussie was at his show-stopping best on Tuesday at the Citi Open.]]>
Nick Kyrgios put on quite the show on Tuesday at the Citi Open, wowing the crowd with trick shots, tomfoolery and good, old-fashioned bomb serving.Kyrgios used the “unnecessary tweener” to great effect on this point, luring his opponent Thai-Son Kwiatkowski in before crunching a backhand winner.
Kwiatkowski put up a strong fight but in the end Kyrgios had too much firepower and earned the hard-fought 7-5 6-4 victory.Kyrgios won 36 of 41 first-serve points and saved two of three break points in the 92-minute contest to set up a second-round tilt with Gilles Simon.]]>
Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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