Nick Kyrgios feels it’s “win win” drawing Thanasi Kokkinakis in the US Open first round as he grapples with home sickness, fatigue and the new-found pressures of being an in-form grand slam finalist.
Australian says ‘you never want to play a good mate first round’
After four months on the road, Kyrgios says he cannot return home to Canberra quickly enough to see his family and sick mother.uncomfortable centre-court meeting“Obviously you never want to play a good mate first round,” Kyrgios said before an early evening practice session at Flushing Meadows. “I’ve played a lot of mates this swing – Alex de Minaur in Montreal, [Frances] Tiafoe in Washington, [Jack] Sock in doubles.“Playing Alex was a nightmare, honestly.
“Again, it’s just another tennis match,” Kyrgios said. “Whether or not I win or lose, it’s going to be the same for me. If I lose, I get to go home. If I win, it’s more money and another great result. With 16 wins from his past 19 matches and an historic singles-doubles title double in Washington, Kyrgios is among the Open favourites.“It’s brutal not being able to have the normality of your own bed or your own family for so long and then you have to deal with all this,” Kyrgios said.
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