Nick Kyrgios
Full name | Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios |
---|---|
Country (sports) | Australia |
Residence | Canberra, Australia |
Born | [1] Canberra, Australia | 27 April 1995
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Simon Rea (2013–2014) Joshua Eagle and Todd Larkham (2014–15) [3] |
Prize money | $2,110,250 |
Official website | nickkyrgios.org |
Singles | |
Career record | 46–32 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 25 (8 June 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 27 (29 February 2016) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2015) |
French Open | 3R (2015) |
Wimbledon | QF (2014) |
US Open | 3R (2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–13 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 157 (19 October 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 162 (1 February 2016) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2013, 2015, 2016) |
French Open | 1R (2015) |
US Open | 1R (2014) |
Team competitions | |
Hopman Cup | W (2016) |
Last updated on: 1 February 2016. |
Nicholas Hilmy "Nick" Kyrgios (/ˈkɪəriɒs/ KEER-ee-os; born 27 April 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. He won the boys' singles event at the 2013 Australian Open and the boys' doubles event at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Kyrgios's biggest achievements to date are reaching the quarterfinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, defeating ATP number 1 Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet en route, and the quarter finals of the 2015 Australian Open where he lost to Andy Murray in straight sets.
Personal life
Kyrgios was born in Canberra, Australia. He is the son of a Greek father, Giorgos ("George") and a Malaysian mother, Norlaila ("Nill"), who comes from the Malaysian town of Gombak, Selangor.[4][5][6] His father is a self-employed house painter and his mother is a computer engineer.[7] His mother was born in Malaysia as a princess but dropped the title when she moved to Australia in her twenties.[4][8] He is the third of three children; his brother, Christos, is a lawyer, and his sister, Halimah, is an actress.[2] Kyrgios attended Radford College until Year 8 and completed his Year 12 certificate in 2012 at Daramalan College in Canberra.[9] He is of the Greek Orthodox faith[10][11] and always wears a gold necklace with a cross on it.[12]
Kyrgios was a promising basketball player who had represented the Australian Capital Territory and Australia in his early teens before making the decision to focus solely on tennis when he was 14 years old.[13] Two years later he gained a full scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport, where he was able to further develop his tennis. In 2013, Kyrgios relocated his training base from Canberra to Melbourne Park in an attempt to further his career with better facilities and hitting partners.[14] A year later Tennis ACT announced a $27 million redevelopment of the Lyneham Tennis Centre in Canberra to lure Kyrgios back home and host Davis Cup and Fed Cup ties.[15] Kyrgios confirmed in January 2015 that he would return home and base himself out of Canberra. He also donated $10,000 towards the Lyneham Tennis Centre redevelopment.[16]
Kyrgios is an avid fan of the Boston Celtics in the NBA[17] and Tottenham Hotspur in English football's Premier League.[18] His sports idol is NBA player Kevin Garnett.[19] His idols growing up were Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan.[2]
Junior career
Kyrgios won his first ITF junior tour title in Fiji in June 2010, aged 15.[20] He started to compete more regularly on the junior tour in 2011, making his junior grand slam debut at the 2011 Australian Open. During 2012 he won two junior grand slam doubles titles and rose to world number three, although he had to withdraw from the Australian Open Men's Wildcard Playoff due to injury.[21] Moving into 2013, he gained the number 1 junior ranking by defeating Wayne Montgomery in the Traralgon International final.[22] A week later he entered the Australian Open as the juniors number 3 seed and progressed to the final against fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. After saving two set points in the first set, Kyrgios came out victorious to claim his first and only junior grand slam title.[23]
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Junior Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | 3R | 2R | W | 9–2 | |||||
French Open | A | 2R | 2R | 2–2 | |||||
Wimbledon | 1R | QF | 3R | 5–3 | |||||
US Open | A | QF | A | 3–1 | |||||
Win–Loss | 2–2 | 11–5 | 9–2 | 22–9 |
Professional career
2012
In his first round qualifying match at the 2012 Australian Open, Kyrgios won the first set in a tiebreak. However, his opponent Mathieu Rodrigues cruised through the second and third sets to eventually defeat Kyrgios. Kyrgios then competed on the 2012 ITF Men's Circuit for the rest of the season, competing in tournaments in Australia, Germany, Japan and Slovenia. At the end of the season he had reached a semifinal and a quarterfinal in Australian tournaments. He finished the year with a singles ranking of 838.
2013
Kyrgios commenced the year ranked at number 838 and played his first professional tournament of the year at the 2013 Brisbane International, losing in the first round of qualifying to James Duckworth. He then lost in the first round of qualifying at the 2013 Australian Open to Bradley Klahn in straight sets. After winning the Boys' Singles, Kyrgios said his goal was to reach the top 300 by the end of the year.[24]
Following his victory at the Australian Open Boys tournament, he received a wildcard into his first ATP challenger event at the 2013 Charles Sturt Adelaide International. He opened with a win against the sixth seed, Brydan Klein, in the first round. He then proceeded to defeat Suk-Young Jeong and Greg Jones in straight sets to reach the semifinal. He ultimately lost to English player James Ward in three sets in the semifinal. He then played two consecutive Futures tournaments. In the Australia F1 he reached the quarterfinal after defeating Ryan Agar in straight sets, then Jose Statham in three sets. He went down to Michael Venus in the quarterfinals. He then lost to Brydan Klein in the first round of the Australia F2 in straight sets. He was a wildcard at his next tournament, the 2013 Nature's Way Sydney Tennis International. He upset the sixth seed Brydan Klein in two sets in the first round. He went on to defeat Ivo Klec, Greg Jones, and then the fifth seed, Stéphane Robert, to reach his first challenger final. In the final, he defeated fellow countryman Matt Reid in straight sets to win his first challenger tour title at the age of 17.[25]
Kyrgios was given a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the 2013 French Open. However, on 20 May it was announced that John Millman was forced to withdraw from the main draw due to injury, which meant Kyrgios' wildcard was raised to the main draw. This meant he would compete in a main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.[26] In the first round Kyrgios had the biggest win of his career to date against the former world number 8 Radek Stepanek in three sets, each of these ending in tiebreaks, giving him the first ATP Tour level win of his career.[27] Although he ultimately lost to Marin Cilic in the following round, his ranking rose to number 213. Kyrgios later qualified for the 2013 US Open, where he was beaten by 4th seed David Ferrer in his opening match. He reached a new career high of number 186 on 9 September 2013.[28] In October, Kyrgios made the semifinal of the 2013 Sacramento Challenger, before falling to Tim Smyczek. He ended the year with a singles ranking of 182.
2014: Wimbledon quarterfinal
Kyrgios was to commence the 2014 season by making his debut at the 2014 Brisbane International after receiving a wildcard.[29] However, he withdrew before the commencement due to a shoulder injury.[30] On 8 January, Kyrgios was awarded a wildcard into the 2014 Australian Open,[31] where he won his first-round match against Benjamin Becker in four sets.[32] He lost in the second round to the 27th seeded Benoit Paire in five sets despite winning the opening two sets.[33]
Kyrgios received a wildcard into the 2014 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, where he lost his first-round match to Tim Smyczek in three sets.[34] Kyrgios was then forced to withdraw from numerous ATP tournaments in Delray Beach and Acapulco due to an elbow injury.[35]
Kyrgios returned at the 2014 Sarasota Open where he reached the final by defeating Jarmere Jenkins, Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo, Donald Young and coming from a set down against Daniel Kosakowski. He defeated Filip Krajinović in straight sets for his second career challenger title.[36] Kyrgios reached the final of the 2014 Savannah Challenger, where he defeated second seed Jack Sock for the title. Kyrgios received a wildcard into the 2014 French Open. He was defeated in the first round in straight sets by 8th seed Milos Raonic. Kyrgios won his 4th career challenger title and his 3rd of 2014 when he won the 2014 Aegon Nottingham Challenge beating fellow Australian Sam Groth in straight set tiebreaks.
In June, Kyrgios received a wildcard to the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. In the first round he defeated Frenchman Stephane Robert in four sets to advance to the second round, where he defeated 13th seed, Richard Gasquet in a five set thriller in which he had to come back from two sets to love down, and save nine match points over the fourth and fifth sets. In the third round, Kyrgios beat Czech Jiri Vesely in four sets, before going on to record the biggest win of his career so far by beating world number one Rafael Nadal in four sets to become the first male debutant to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals since Florian Mayer in 2004. The shot of this match was a rear-forehand, half-volley winner from between Kyrgios' legs that David Polkinghorne of The Canberra Times described as "freakish" and "audacious".[37][38] Kyrgios subsequently lost to eighth seed Milos Raonic in four sets. Having reached the quarterfinals, Kyrgios, ranked 144th at the time, broke into the top 100 of the ATP World Rankings for the first time in his career.[39] Following his Wimbledon performance, Kyrgios' ranking rose to 66.[40] He came away with AU$409,806 in prize money for reaching the quarterfinals — having earned just $248,000 in his career before the tournament.
In the Rogers Cup tournament in Toronto following Wimbledon, Kyrgios earned his first ATP World Tour Masters event win with a first-round victory over Santiago Giraldo in straight sets.[41] Kyrgios lost in the second round to 8th-seed Andy Murray, winning just four games.[42] In the US Open, Kyrgios made it to the third round, defeating Mikhail Youzhny (seeded 21st) in four close sets, and Andreas Seppi in straight sets, before losing to 16th seed Tommy Robredo in four.
Kyrgios later played in the Malaysian Open, but lost in the first round. He decided to skip the rest of the season, citing burnout as his reason. He ended the year ranked 52nd in the world, and the no. 2 ranked Australian behind Lleyton Hewitt.
2015: second major quarterfinal, maiden ATP final and top 30
Kyrgios began his season at the Sydney International, but lost his opening match against Jerzy Janowicz in three tightly contested sets. This was followed by an appearance at the Australian Open, where he received direct entry due to his ranking for the first time. He defeated Federico Delbonis in a five-set thriller in his opening match, before going on to beat the 23rd seed Ivo Karlović in the second round and then Malek Jaziri in straight sets in the third. He then faced Andreas Seppi, who had just beaten Roger Federer in his previous match, in the fourth round. Kyrgios fell two sets behind and faced a match point late in the fourth set but recovered to win in five sets, the final set lasting 14 games. He thus became the first teenage male to reach two Grand Slam quarterfinals since Federer in 2001,[43] and the first Australian male to reach the quarterfinals since Lleyton Hewitt in 2005, and the first Australian of any gender since Jelena Dokić in 2009.[44] Kyrgios lost to eventual finalist Andy Murray in the quarterfinals in three sets. Following the tournament, he reached a career-high ranking of no. 35 in the world.[45] He later withdrew from tournaments in Marseille and Dubai due to a back injury he suffered during the Australian Open.[46] In Indian Wells, he served for the match against Grigor Dimitrov, but rolled his ankle and ultimately lost. He stated he would be out 4–6 weeks due to the ankle injury.
He returned in the Barcelona Open. After receiving a bye in the first round, he would lose in three sets against fellow 19-year-old Elias Ymer. At the Estoril Open, Nick reached the final of an ATP tournament for the first time in his career, after defeating Albert Ramos in three sets and over two hours, Filip Krajinovic in two sets, Robin Haase under an hour and Pablo Carreno-Busta in nearly two hours. He then lost to the fifth seed Richard Gasquet in the final in straight sets. During the tournament, Kyrgios did advertisements promoting the event, an autograph and photo session[47] and became a 20-year-old.
At the Madrid Open a week later, Kyrgios defeated world number two and 17-times Grand Slam champion Roger Federer in the second round, saving two match points in the final set tie-break in the process.[48] He then had a three-set loss to John Isner in the third round.[49] Prior to his finalist appearance at Estoril and round-of-16 finish in Madrid, Kyrgios had the unique distinction of having won more matches in Grand Slams (10 wins) than on the regular ATP Tour (2 wins).
Later in May at the French Open, Kyrgios was seeded 29th, his first Grand Slam seeding. He won in straight sets in the first round against Uzbekistani Denis Istomin.[50] He then received a walkover into the third round after his scheduled second round opponent, Kyle Edmund, withdrew with injury.[51] In the third round, he lost in straight sets to third seed Andy Murray.[52] In the doubles, Kyrgios and partner Mahesh Bhupathi lost in straight sets in the first round to wild cards Thanasi Kokkinakis and Lucas Pouille.[53]
Seeded 26th at Wimbledon, Kyrgios opened with straight-set victories over Argentines Diego Schwartzman and Juan Mónaco in the first and second rounds respectively.[54][55] In the third round, despite losing the first set, he advanced past seventh seed Milos Raonic before losing to Richard Gasquet in the fourth round, squandering set points in the fourth. Kyrgios fell out of the top 40 in the rankings following the tournament.[56]
2016: Hopman Cup champion and first ATP title
Kyrgios began his year at the Hopman Cup alongside Daria Gavrilova as part of the Australia Green team. In the round robin, Australia Green won 3–0 against Germany, with Kyrgios winning his singles match against Alexander Zverev in three sets, and later partnering Gavrilova for a three-set win in the mixed doubles. In his second round robin tie against Great Britain, Kyrgios recorded his first ever win against then World Number 2 Andy Murray in straight sets and he also won the doubles with Gavrilova in three sets, to claim a 2–1 win over the British team. He went on to win the Hopman Cup with Gavrilova, defeating Ukraine in the final which earned Kyrgios his first professional title of any category of professional tennis on the World Tour.
At the Australian Open he claimed straight set wins over Pablo Carreno Busta and Pablo Cuevas before losing to 6th ranked Tomáš Berdych in 4 sets.
Kyrgios won his maiden ATP title at the Open 13 in Marseille by defeating world number ten Richard Gasquet in the quarter final, world number eight Tomáš Berdych in the semi final and world number twelve Marin Čilić in the final, all in straight sets. Kyrgios finished the tournament without having his serve broken.
At the Dubai Tennis Championships Kyrgios reached the Semi Finals where he retired against Stan Wawrinka whilst down 4-6 0-3. His run included a second consecutive victory over Tomáš Berdych again in straight sets in the Quarter Finals, and wins against Mikhail Kukushkin and Martin Klizan.
National representation
Davis Cup
Kyrgios made his Davis Cup debut for Australia in September 2013 against Poland at the age of 18.[57] He replaced Marinko Matosevic after defeating him in a playoff during the lead-up to the tie. He was selected to pair with Chris Guccione in the crucial doubles rubber. They lost to Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in five sets. He then went on to win his first singles rubber, after Michał Przysiężny retired five games into the match.
After the media attention attracted during Wimbledon 2015 Kyrgios lost the second rubber of the quarter final tie against Kazakhstan.[58] His most publicized quote during this match was his comment "I don't want to be here".[58] Kyrgios was then replaced by Sam Groth in the reverse singles rubber.
Kyrgios was dumped from the Davis Cup Squad due to play their semi final tie against Great Britain.[59]
All Davis Cup Matches: 3–4 (singles: 3–3; doubles: 0–1) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 Davis Cup World Group Playoffs | ||||||||
Round | Date | Opponents | Tie score | Venue | Surface | Match | Opponent | Rubber score |
PO | 13–15 Sep 2013 | Poland | Warsaw | Clay (i) | Doubles (with Guccione) | Fyrstenberg & Matkowski | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6 | |
Singles 5 | Michal Przysiezny | 4–1 ret. | ||||||
2014 Davis Cup World Group/World Group Playoffs | ||||||||
R1 | 31 Jan-2 Feb 2014 | France | Mouilleron-le-Captif | Clay (i) | Singles 1 | Richard Gasquet | 6–7(3–7), 2–6, 2–6 | |
Singles 5 | Gaël Monfils | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||||||
PO | 12–14 Sep 2014 | Uzbekistan | Perth | Grass | Singles 1 | Denis Istomin | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | |
Singles 5 | Sanjar Fayziev | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||
2015 Davis Cup World Group | ||||||||
QF | 17–19 Jul 2015 | Kazakhstan | Darwin | Grass | Singles 2 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Style of play
Kyrgios claims to not fear any opponent, and says that he always plays in an aggressive style.[56] Former British number one John Lloyd described watching Kyrgios as a "pleasure" because of "the mixture and the flair", adding that his character is one which attracts fans.[56] According to three-time Wimbledon champion John Newcombe, Kyrgios is an "exceptional talent" and "a real individual".[56] Nine-time Wimbledon doubles champion Todd Woodbridge stated in 2015 that despite Kyrgios' occasionally regrettable words and actions, he would mature over time.[56]
Kyrgios' main strength could be considered his serve; usually reaching higher or equal accuracy percentages of 75 %. Nonetheless, he also has a tremendous and blasting forehand as well as a very consistent and dangerous backhand. Adding to his skills are an effective slice and an efficient net game. In spite of the fact that his game suits perfectly grass and hard courts (achieving great results in Wimbledon and the Australian Open), he reached his first ATP Tour final, on clay, in Estoril.
Controversies
At the 2015 Wimbledon Championships, after failing to return numerous serves, Kyrgios was accused of tanking during the second set of his fourth round loss to Richard Gasquet. Kyrgios was booed by the crowd for his perceived lack of effort but denied the accusations, stating "of course I tried".[60]
Sledging Incident
During a match at the 2015 Rogers Cup, Kyrgios generated considerable controversy for a sledge directed at his opponent, Stan Wawrinka. During a court change Kyrgios told Wawrinka, "Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend, sorry to tell you that mate". Microphones also picked up Kyrgios saying under his breath that Wawrinka, 30, is "banging 18-year-olds".[61] After the match, Wawrinka stated he found the comments "unacceptable" and urged action to be taken against Kyrgios.[62] Kyrgios was fined US$10,000 by the ATP and stated he had apologized to Wawrinka,[63] although this was later denied by Wawrinka himself.[64] Nick's mother, Nill, shut down her Twitter account @nillkyrgios several hours after this incident after personal criticisms were levied towards her. Nill Kyrgios indicated that her son's sledge had been in retaliation. Nill claims that Wawrinka accused her son of "faking an injury" during a previous match between the two players.[65]
Following a review, the ATP handed down a 28-day suspended sentence that would expire in six months' time. Kyrgios will also receive a $25,000 fine if he is fined for "verbal or physical abuse" during this six-month period.[66]
Endorsements
Kyrgios has endorsement deals with several companies, including Yonex, Nike,[67] Beats, Bonds and Malaysia Airlines. Bonds was quick to distance itself from Kyrgios during his controversies of 2015.[68]
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
|
|
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Runner-up | 1. | 3 May 2015 | Estoril Open, Cascais, Portugal | Clay | Richard Gasquet | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 21 February 2016 | Open 13, Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Marin Čilić | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (5 titles)
ATP Challengers (4–0) |
ITF Futures (1–1) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1. | 3 March 2013 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Matt Reid | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 April 2013 | Chengdu, China | Hard | Wu Di | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 22 April 2013 | Yuxi, China | Hard | Boy Westerhof | 7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 20 April 2014 | Sarasota, United States | Clay | Filip Krajinović | 7–6(12–10), 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 27 April 2014 | Savannah, United States | Clay | Jack Sock | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 14 June 2014 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Samuel Groth | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7) |
Team finals
Team finals: 1 (1 title)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Winner | 1. | 9 January 2016 | Hopman Cup, Perth, Australia | Hard (i) | Daria Gavrilova | Elina Svitolina Alexandr Dolgopolov |
2–0 |
Performance timeline
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended. This table is correct up to the 2016 Open 13.
Singles
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
Australian Open | Q1 | 2R | QF | 3R | 0 / 3 | 7–3 | 70% |
French Open | 2R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | |
Wimbledon | A | QF | 4R | 0 / 2 | 7–2 | 78% | |
US Open | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–3 | 40% | |
Win–Loss | 1–2 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 2–1 | 0 / 10 | 18–11 | 62% |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Miami Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Madrid Masters | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
Rome Masters | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Canada Masters | A | 2R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–6 | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | |
National representation | |||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Davis Cup | PO | 1R | SF | 1R | 0 / 2 | 3–3 | 50% |
Win–Loss | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 3–3 | 50% | |
Career statistics | |||||||
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Career | Win % | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | |
Finals Reached | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 2–2 | 10–9 | 24–19 | 7–1 | 43–31 | 58% | |
Year End Ranking | 182 | 52 | 30 | $ 1,899,126 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
Australian Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
US Open | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
Wins over top 10 players
# | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | ||||||
1. | Rafael Nadal | 1 | Wimbledon, London, England | Grass | 4R | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
2015 | ||||||
2. | Roger Federer | 2 | Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain | Clay | 2R | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(14–12) |
3. | Milos Raonic | 7 | Wimbledon, London, England | Grass | 3R | 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
4. | Stan Wawrinka | 5 | Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada | Hard | 2R | 6–7 (8–10), 6–3, 4–0, retired |
2016 | ||||||
5. | Richard Gasquet | 10 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | QF | 6–0, 6–4 |
6. | Tomáš Berdych | 8 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | SF | 6–4, 6–2 |
7. | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, UAE | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–4 |
Records
- These records were attained in the Open Era.
- Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
Time span | Records at each Grand Slam tournament | Players matched | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
2014 Wimbledon Championships – 2015 Australian Open |
Reached multiple Grand Slam quarterfinals as a teenager | Boris Becker, Björn Borg, Mats Wilander, Pat Cash, Stefan Edberg, Goran Ivanišević, Michael Chang, Andre Agassi, Andrei Medvedev, Roger Federer, John McEnroe, Vijay Amritraj | [69] |
2014 Wimbledon Championships | Defeated the reigning world no. 1 as a teenager | Mats Wilander, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Michael Chang, Mark Philippoussis, Rafael Nadal | [69] |
References
- ^ "Nick KYRGIOS". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "ATP Player Profile – Nick Kyrgios". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/08/hewitt-mentoring-kyrgios-not-coaching/55911/#.Vc0OTE1RFpg
- ^ a b Michelle Tam (6 July 2014). "Tennis pro very close to relatives in Shah Alam, says mum". The Star.
- ^ Leo Schlink (1 July 2014). "Rod Laver says Nick Kyrgios can put pressure on Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon tonight". NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
Kyrgios' manager John Morris: "Then you've got the mass audience he can potentially reach in Malaysia with his Mum (Norlaila) being half Malaysian and the entire Asian community."
- ^ Adam Harvey (2 July 2014). "Australian tennis hopeful Nick Kyrgios might be 'the one' but first he needs to play Rafael Nadal". ABC. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Jacquelin Magnay (27 June 2014). "Nick Kyrgios now feels the Grand Slam pressure". The Australian. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Chris Dutton (19 September 2014). "Nick Kyrgios and royal mum, Nill, can claim tennis crown at Malaysian Open". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ Dutton, Chris (15 December 2012). "Kyrgios has sights on Open season". Canberra Times. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ TOM PERROTTA (17 January 2014). "For Kyrgios, a Website-Busting Australian Open Run". WSJ. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Matthew Biddle. "DARAMALAN CHEERS ON NEW TENNIS STAR". MSC Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Michael Chammas (19 January 2014). "Nick Kyrgios is winning over fans with his fighting spirit". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ Pearce, Linda (25 January 2013). "Newly crowned No.1 reaps reward of choosing right court". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ New $27 million ACT sports centre to provide perfect home for Nick Kyrgios
- ^ Nick Kyrgios ready to take next step in career and prove beating Rafael Nadal wasn't a one-hit wonder
- ^ Nick Kyrgios to honour his Nanna's memory in Canberra
- ^ Loving The Clay - nickkyrgios.org
- ^ Tennis star Nick visits Hotspur Way - tottenhamhotspur.com
- ^ Nick Kyrgios Twitter status
- ^ "Fanning, Kyrgios win". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Kyrgios has sights on Open season". Canberra Times. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios is the favourite for the boys' championship". The Australian. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios wins Australian Open boys' singles title". Herald Sun. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios ready to jump into big time". The Australian. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Kyrgios proves he's up to the Challenger". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Injury cruels Millman's French bid". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Australian Nick Kyrgios upsets Radek Stepanek in opening round". ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Kyrgios puts up brave fight against fourth seed". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Kyrgios and Nishikori to start 2014 in Brisbane". Brisbane International. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios shouldered aside from Brisbane International debut in setback for young gun". News.com.au. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Eight Australians handed final wildcard entries into Australian Open main draw". ABC News. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios bucks trend as Matosevic, Duckworth bow out". The Australian. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Rising star Nick Kyrgios falls short in epic five-set battle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved January 2014.
{{cite news}}
: Check date values in:|accessdate=
(help) - ^ "Marinko Matosevic and Nick Kyrgios lose first round at the US National Indoor Championships in Memphis". ABC News. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Kyrgios withdraws from Delray Beach and Acapulco". ACELAND Tennis. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Canberra tennis ace Nick Kyrgios wins Sarasota Open in injury comeback". Port Stephens Examiner. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios hits 'shot of the year' v Nadal - Wimbledon 2014". The All England Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ Polkinghorne, David (2 July 2014). "Kyrgios' family celebrates win as cheeky shot goes viral". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios beats Rafa Nadal and says 'It still hasn't hit me what I've done'". Guardian. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "ATP Rankings". ATP World Tour. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Andy Murray to face Nick Kyrgios in Rogers Cup in Toronto". 5 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Andy Murray enjoys straight-sets win over Nick Kyrgios in the Rogers Cup". The Guardian. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ Marc McGowan (25 January 2015). "Kyrgios: Australian Open last-eight run tops Wimbledon". acelandtennis.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Djokovic joins Kyrgios fan club ahead of Murray clash". Special Broadcasting Service. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Dutton, Chris (30 January 2015). "Sponsors line up to get a slice of Nick Kyrgios". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Polkinghorne, David (1 February 2015). "Nick Kyrgios desperate to play Davis Cup after back injury rules him out of Marseille and Dubai". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ http://www.millenniumestorilopen.com/en/news/kyrgios-photos-and-autographs-session
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios stuns top seed Roger Federer at Madrid Masters to move to third round". ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios's Madrid Masters run ends as John Isner claims three-set win". ABC News. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ Walton, Darren (26 May 2015). "French Open: Six Australians into second round". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "French Open: Samantha Stosur last remaining Australian woman, Nick Kyrgios gets walkover into third round". ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ Newbury, Piers (30 May 2015). "Andy Murray beats Nick Kyrgios at French Open to progress". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ "Bhupathi-Kyrgios crash out of French Open". First Post. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios shines on Wimbledon return to blast past Diego Schwartzman". The Guardian. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ Bull, Andy (1 July 2015). "Nick Kyrgios shows his good, bad and ugly side in win over Juan Mónaco". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Newbury, Piers (3 July 2015). "Wimbledon 2015: Nick Kyrgios beats Milos Raonic in round three". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios drafted into Australia's Davis Cup squad as Jerzy Janowicz ruled out for Poland". ABC Australia. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Kazakhstan leads Australia 2-0 in Davis Cup tie". ABC News. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Nick Kyrgios dropped from Davis Cup squad". ABC News. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Michael Chammas (7 July 2015). "Wimbledon 2015: Nick Kyrgios booed by crowd amid tanking accusations". www.smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/11800167/Nick-Kyrgios-sparks-fury-by-sledging-Stan-Wawrinka-over-his-girlfriend.html
- ^ http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/33903356
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/nick-kyrgios-fined-apologizes-for-insulting-stan-wawrinka-at-rogers-cup-1.3189586
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/nick-kyrgios-has-not-apologised-to-stan-wawrinka-over-girlfriend-sledge-claims-french-open-champion-10464378.html
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/kyrgios-mum-20150813-giyhp0.html
- ^ "ATP Completes Review Into Kyrgios Incident | ATP World Tour | Tennis". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Leo Schlink (1 July 2014). "Nick Kyrgios set to benefit from upgraded deals with sponsor Yonex and clothing giant Nike". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ Kimmorley, Sarah. "Nick Kyrgios is no longer a brand ambassador for Bonds". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Australian Open 2015: 10 fascinating facts about Nick Kyrgios' win over Andreas Seppi". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
External links
- Nick Kyrgios at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Nick Kyrgios at the Davis Cup
- Nick Kyrgios profile on Tennis Australia
Template:Top Australian male tennis players Template:Top ten Australian male doubles tennis players
- Australian male tennis players
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Australian people of Malaysian descent
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Australia
- Members of the Church of Greece
- Sportspeople from Canberra
- Tennis people from the Australian Capital Territory
- Australian Open (tennis) junior champions
- Hopman Cup competitors