Nick Kyrgios kept up his blistering pace during the ATP World Tour's Asian swing on Tuesday in Shanghai. The #NextGen star prevailed against American Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-4 in 54 minutes to move into the second round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters, the season's eighth ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament. Kyrgios, who won his first ATP 500 level tournament on Sunday in Tokyo (d. Goffin), blasted 14 aces and didn't face a break point against Querrey. The Aussie is playing with a career-high ranking of No. 14 and could make a run for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals yet this season. The top eight qualify for the year-end championships, to be held 13-20 Nov. at The O2 in...
Nick Kyrgios overcomes David Goffin for his biggest title yet at the Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Getty Images photo.
Nick Kyrgios drew upon all of his physical reserves to beat David Goffin 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 and win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2016 on Sunday. The #NextGen star saved 11 of 12 break points and fired 25 aces to secure his first ATP World Tour 500 title in just over two hours. “It was tough, we had a lot of long rallies,” the 21 year old said. “I thought the way I returned today got me a lot of opportunities. It was a high-quality match, but I got lucky at times as well.” The turning point of the match occurred with Kyrgios serving at 4-5, 0/30 in the third set. Goffin stepped into a backhand which wrong-footed the...