Herbert v Kyrgios Wimbledon Highlights 2017. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Getty Images photo.
Aussie Nick Kyrgios talks about his first-round exit from The Championships on Monday. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Go inside the tournament at www.wimbledon.com
The disappointment was etched all over Nick Kyrgios’ face. Having sustained a left hip injury at the Aegon Championships two weeks ago, the Australian No. 20 seed had worked tirelessly to get fully fit for The Championships at Wimbledon - his "favourite tournament". But on Monday, he found that time had run out. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, one half of the defending Wimbledon doubles champions (w/Mahut) and a fine grass-court player, was solid on serve – losing just five of his first service points – in 58 minutes of play, before Kyrgios called time on the first-round match. “I kind of knew I was in trouble,” said Kyrgios, the 2014 quarter-finalist. “I have been feeling my hip ever since I fell over...
Nick Kyrgios expressed his envy at his friend Alexander Zverev’s discipline after the #NextGenATP star’s stunning win at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on Sunday. The 22-year-old Kyrgios beat Zverev in back-to-back weeks as he made the quarter-finals in Indian Wells and the semi-finals in Miami earlier in the year. But while he holds the edge in their budding FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry (2-0), the Australian has high hopes for his 20-year-old friend, who clinched his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown in Rome. “He’s been playing great tennis,” said Kyrgios. “He has a massive future ahead. I actually envy him in a way. He does all the right things. He’s very professional. That’s obviously something I don’t quite tick...