'I almost don't know who I am anymore' - Nick Kyrgios on new work ethic after reaching US Open third round

Nick Kyrgios says his run to the Wimbledon final has inspired him to become “really professional” – although he admits it has also left him wondering “who I am”. Kyrgios is through to the third round at the US Open after beating Benjamin Bonzi in four sets on Thursday, a match that saw him merge the sublime with the stupid. Ad The Australian played a brilliant first-set tie-break to seize control of the match, and responded well when his French opponent forced a fourth set, but he was also handed a code violation for spitting in the direction of his own player’s box.

US Open'Disgraceful' — Kyrgios SPITS at his own box, yells 'you’re not a f***ing spectator'AN HOUR AGO WARNING: Strong language in below tweet However, Kyrgios chose to focus on the positives in his post-match press conference and said his defeat to Novak Djokovic at SW19 has made him much more willing to give tennis his all. “This year's been amazing in so many different ways. For my tennis, I kind of wanted to almost reinvent myself, get back to the top of the game where I know I belong," he said.

“The Wimbledon final was a turning point I think for me mentally. If I won that match, I don't know where my motivation would have been at. Losing it and being so close, it was really tough for me to kind of swallow that.

“Winning Washington, winning so many matches, I just feel like I thought the pressure would be off me after winning Wimbledon. He's a Wimbledon finalist, he's nearly-over-the-hump-type thing. For me, personally, I didn't think I'd be putting this amount of pressure on myself.

Every day I come in, I watch what I eat, I try and get sleep. Like every practice session I try and have good intent. “I almost don't know who I am anymore, to be honest,