Australian officials urge Nick Kyrgios to play at Tokyo Olympics
Australian Olympic officials on Monday urged Nick Kyrgios to commit to the Tokyo Games after the maverick tennis star suggested he might not go. Kyrgios was among an 11-strong Australian team, led by world number one Ashleigh Barty, announced last week, but has since cast ...
Nick Kyrgios hails Big 3 as 'gods,' but says tennis also needs devils
"I feel like I'm one of those people. I'm Nick Kyrgios. I know who I am."
Ash Barty and Nick Kyrgios lead Australia's Olympic tennis team
Barty's announcement comes just a day after four-time gold medalist Serena Williams revealed she would be skipping the games, which will also be without Spanish great Rafael Nadal.
Three new coronavirus cases hit the Australian Open's troubled build-up on Tuesday as a backlash grew against international tennis players flown in during a raging pandemic. Two of the new cases were players, state health officials said, taking the total infections to seven since more ...
Nick Kyrgios shaking up tennis world
A few hours after Roger Federer collected the 100th ATP title of his career in Dubai, Nick Kyrgios was preparing for his Mexican Open final against Alexander Zverev — on a jet ski. The Four Tops once sung about "Going Loco Down in Acapulco" and ...
Kei Nishikori prevails in second round against Benoit Paire at Rakuten Japan Open
Kei Nishikori was everywhere. Whether it was the left side of the court, the right side of the court or near the net, for large stretches it seemed like wherever Benoit Paire hit the ball, Nishikori was there to meet it. Before long, they were ...
Nick Kyrgios has been fined $16,500 by the ATP for breaching the ATP's code of conduct during his defeat at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. The Australian was beaten 6-3 6-1 by Mischa Zverev in a second-round match in which he put in a series ...
Kyrgios overcomes rough start against Goffin en route to Japan Open title
Big-serving Australian Nick Kyrgios came back from a set down to capture the Japan Open title with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Belgium's David Goffin in Sunday's final. World No. 15 Kyrgios, who arrived in Tokyo with a reputation as the enfant terrible of ...
Goffin, Kyrgios roll into Japan Open final
Belgium's David Goffin set up a Japan Open final showdown with Australian Nick Kyrgios after beating Croatia's Marin Cilic 7-5, 6-4 in Saturday's semifinal. Goffin, who had already beaten 2014 U.S. Open champion Cilic twice this year, looked to be in trouble at Ariake Colosseum ...
Crafty Kyrgios conquers Muller, advances to Japan Open semis
Australian world No. 15 Nick Kyrgios showcased the full range of his mercurial talents to reach the Japan Open semifinals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Luxembourg's Gilles Muller on Friday. Kyrgios, whose volatile on-court antics have earned him a reputation as the bad boy ...
Title contenders Nick Kyrgios and Gael Monfils won their first matches of the Japan Open on Tuesday, both casually disposing of their lowly ranked opponents in straight sets. Traveling well at a career-high 15th in the world, the 21-year-old Australian Kyrgios played with a self-assured ...
Nick Kyrgios will be fit for next week's Australian Open despite pulling out of his Kooyong Classic match against David Goffin with a foot injury on Wednesday. The outspoken Australian had called for a medical time out at 3-2 in the first set of the ...
