Kyrgios ‘weathers storm’ to reach Japan Open quarterfinals

Nick Kyrgios roared back from a “frustrating” first set on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open, defeating Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Despite his slow start, the maverick Australian emerged victorious in typical crowd-pleasing style, showing off with aggressive aces and some exaggeratedly effortless points. The 27-year-old, who was knocked out […]

Nick Kyrgios roared back from a “frustrating” first set on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open, defeating Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Despite his slow start, the maverick Australian emerged victorious in typical crowd-pleasing style, showing off with aggressive aces and some exaggeratedly effortless points.

The 27-year-old, who was knocked out in the last eight at the US Open, said that despite Majchrzak breaking his serve, there was “never really doubt in my mind that I was going to win”.

“I’ve barely been broken all year,” so when “the opponent doesn’t really do much to break me it’s quite frustrating,” he said after the 1h 21min match.