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New Chips, Please! Kyrgios Helps Himself To Fan's Food

After a hard-fought win over Novak Djokovic and a doubles match shortly after, Nick Kyrgios needed a snack break on Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open. The Aussie grabbed a quick bite of chips from an unsuspecting fan during his quarter-final doubles match with Nenad Zimonjic against eighth seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo. Luckily, the fan wasn’t territorial about his food and was happy to let Kyrgios help himself. Not being able to resist the smell of fries like... @NickKyrgios #BNPPO17 pic.twitter.com/xDMzsL67zF — Tennis TV (@TennisTV) March 16, 2017 Unfortunately, the extra fuel wasn’t enough to stop Kubot/Melo from advancing 6-1, 6-3. Kyrgios will hope for better luck (and adequate time to eat beforehand) when he plays Roger Federer...

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Federer Sees Similarities In Kyrgios

Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios may seem like polar opposites in personalities and game styles, but the Swiss maestro believes they have more in common than fans may realise. The pair will square off on Thursday for a spot in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open. Both have weathered challenging draws to reach the last eight in Indian Wells, with Kyrgios taking out No. 18 seed Alexander Zverev and three-time defending champion Novak Djokovic, and Federer ousting fifth seed Rafael Nadal in a highly-anticipated fourth-round clash. They've also put on flawless serving displays, with neither player dropping serve this fortnight. The high level of tennis that Kyrgios has produced this fortnight and in his semi-final run at the Abierto...

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Carreno Busta Back From The Brink For SF Spot

Pablo Carreno Busta is through to his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final after saving two match points to deny Pablo Cuevas 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(4) at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. The Spaniard ended Cuevas' seven-match winning run with victory in two hours and five minutes, avenging his defeat to the Uruguayan in the Sao Paulo semi-finals just under two weeks ago. "It's an amazing feeling," said Carreno Busta. "It's my first time in the semifinal in a Masters 1000. This tournament is one of the best tournaments in the year and maybe one of the tougher, because all the people is playing here. So I think it's a really great result for me." Carreno Busta goes on...

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