Nick Kyrgios

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O półfinał Halle i powrót do Top-50 w piątek.

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Nieźle jak na kogoś, kto nigdy nie był w Top-10.

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Kyrgios Trumps Tsitsipas In Halle Thriller

Spoiler:

Australian extends ATP Head2Head series lead over World No. 6 to 3-1
Nick Kyrgios is finding his range on the grass at the Terra Wortmann Open.

The Australian battled back from first-set disappointment to oust second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 victory at the ATP 500 event in Halle on Wednesday afternoon.

After a strong second-set showing to level the match, the World No. 65 clinched a crucial break late in the deciding set to seal a quarter-final spot on tournament debut. The Australian struck 32 winners (including 9 aces), fewer than Tsitsipas’ 39 winners (including 18 aces), but stayed resolute to clinch victory in the two-hour, five-minute encounter and complete his biggest win by Pepperstone ATP Ranking since he defeated the same opponent at the 2020 ATP Cup.

“Stef is one of the best players in the world at the moment and he’s going to have some amazing results and I’m sure many, many Grand Slams,” said Kyrgios after the match. “I don’t know if I can say the same for me, but I’m happy to still be able to produce this level with the tournaments I play. It is a testament to how hard I do work when I’m not playing.”

“I’m just super excited to move on as well, I want to keep having these big wins on the best courts in the world.”


Kyrgios followed his semi-final run in Stuttgart last week with an impressive opening-round win against home favourite Daniel Altmaier in Halle. He continued to look sharp on the grass against Tsitsipas on Wednesday, but only after the Greek had prevailed in a high-quality first set to test Kyrgios’ resolve.

A tight start saw just five points won against serve in the first nine games, before Tsitsipas raised his level to exert some pressure on the Kyrgios delivery. The Greek let slip two break points as Kyrgios rallied to level at 5-5, but Tsitsipas' perseverance paid off in the 12th game as he converted his sixth set point to move ahead.

Kyrgios bounced back immediately from falling behind, frequently showcasing his unique shotmaking ability. A couple of rasping flat forehands had the crowd on its feet as Kyrgios broke twice to send an intriguing battle into a deciding set.

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Both players continued to strike the ball cleanly as neither Tsitsipas in the fifth game nor Kyrgios in the sixth bowed to the pressure when faced with two break points. It was Kyrgios who capitalised on a lapse in the Tsitsipas game, however, his ability to find winners from anywhere all court helping him to a crucial break for 5-4 before he served out to love.

Kyrgios next faces Pablo Carreno Busta, after he defeated Sebastian Korda 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 earlier on Wednesday.

“I’m excited," said Kyrgios when asked about facing the No. 19-ranked Spaniard. "He’s a hell of a player and he can play on all surfaces. So I’m going to try and see what I can do, bump a couple of returns and serve big, and see how it goes.”

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Bardzo agresywny chłopak.

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Bardzo agresywny chłopak.

Taka rakietą to chłop nawet motyli nie złapie.

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Kyrgios Cruises Past Carreno Busta In Halle

Spoiler:

Australian to face Auger-Aliassime or Hurkaz in semi-finals
Nick Kyrgios produced an imperious performance on Friday at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle, where he raced to a 6-4, 6-2 victory against sixth seed Pablo Carreno Busta to reach his third tour-level semi-final of 2022.

The Australian struck the ball with confidence throughout the one-hour, nine-minute encounter, firing 37 winners including 13 aces to extend his ATP Head2Head series lead against Carreno Busta to 3-0.

“I’m feeling so comfortable on the grass," said Kyrgios after the match. "Today was not easy at all. The scoreline suggest that it was, but he’s a dangerous player on all surfaces. He hits the ball quite flat, and he knows how to win matches.

"I knew that today I just had to take care of my serve, and just be locked in from the ground because he’s a tough competitor.”

The win lifts Kyrgios to a projected No. 45 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings. The Australian could rise as high as No. 30 if he can lift a seventh ATP Tour trophy at the ATP 500 event. The 26-year-old has not been in the Top 50 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings since March 2021.


Kyrgios was almost untouchable on serve from the start against Carreno Busta. The World No. 65 won the first 12 points behind his delivery and dropped just seven points on serve in the match overall, giving the Spaniard little room to manoeuvre. The build-up of pressure paid off for Kyrgios in the fifth game, as he claimed a break to love that proved decisive in claiming the opening set.

The Australian took command of the match early in the second set as his imaginative and relentless ballstriking earned him an immediate break. With so little joy in his return games, Carreno Busta struggled to build any momentum to rouse a comeback, despite showing his trademark grit in some entertaining rallies that had the crowd on their feet inside OWL Arena. It was not enough to stop Kyrgios, however, who broke again on his way to wrapping up his 15th tour-level victory of the year.

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The win backs up Kyrgios' hard-fought triumph against World No. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round. The Australian admitted that he had been keen to avoid falling behind against Carreno Busta as he had against the Greek.

“Against Tsitsipas I wanted to get that first set," he said. "I know how much it means to get on top of those top players early on. Today from the get-go I applied so much pressure on his serve, and I thought I just returned really well today.”

In Saturday’s semi-finals, Kyrgios will face Felix Auger-Aliassime or Hubert Hurkacz as he aims to reach his first tour-level championship match appearance of the season.

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