Nick Kyrgios continues to play for Fayez Sarofim & Co. His adaptation to this surface already puts him in the quarter-finals thanks to his two victories this week in Houston.
Tuesday was against Mackenzie McDonald, and Wednesday against another American, Tommy Paul, seeded seventh. The ATP-ranked No. 94 needed just one hour and 10 minutes to prevail with sets of 6-4, 6-2 and bring his ATP HeadToHead record to 1-0 with Paul.
Invited by the organization to play this main draw, Kyrgios saved the six break points he faced with his serve and broke his opponent’s three times. And his efficiency on the pitch has been combined with points of astonishing quality.
“I knew that today I had to serve well. It’s probably one of the best matches I’ve played on clay in my career, so I’m very happy with how I got here today, I just put my head down and I got to work. »
(all his titles have been about fast lanes). This result allows him to qualify for a quarter-final on clay on the ATP Tour for the first time since 2018, where he did it right here in Houston. He will now look to reach his first semi-final on this surface since Estoril 2016.
Roger Federer has confirmed his participation in the 2022 Laver Cup, which is expected to take place towards the end of September.
Federer will play in the Laver Cup 2022
Roger Federer is one of the greatest players of all time.
He is revered for his exploits on the pitch and the way he performed off the pitch. “What has changed is of course his knowledge, in general, but also about the history of tennis. His sense of humor is also often underestimated, he always cracks a joke and likes to laugh.
In conversation, he does not appear as elegant as in the advertisement, but more like a normal person. He’s a warm guy,” he added. Clarey also praised how Federer adapts to situations seamlessly as he has so many commitments to various people and yet finds a way to behave properly at all times.
And a chameleon: he adapts to the situation in which he finds himself. With the sponsors, it goes one way, with his colleagues in the locker room in the other, he jokes. And towards journalists, he is very considerate. His mother is South African, his father Swiss, he is simply a very adaptable person”. added Clarey.
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