Once upon a time, Nick Kyrgios was seen as a berserker: capable of destroying a draw with a devastating performance against a top seed but equally capable of self-imploding at any time against any player in the draw.
He was like a firecracker; loud, explosive, sometimes spectacular, but (usually) shortlived. These days, he’s burning brighter than ever.
Kyrgios is enjoying a career-best year. Ad He’s made the semi-finals or better at five of his last six tournaments, including reaching the Wimbledon final and winning the Citi Open in Washington DC on Sunday.
He only missed out on the chance to make it six from six due to injury in Mallorca. TennisFederer at 41: What's next? Will he play the US Open?12 HOURS AGO His rocket serve looks better than ever; in DC he wasn’t broken all week and he finished the tournament with 96 aces.