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Kyrgios promising to stay focused after classy outing v Federer
Nick Kyrgios is vowing to keep his head down after confirming his status as a grand slam champion in waiting.
Nick Kyrgios is vowing to keep his head down after confirming his status as a grand slam champion in waiting.
Roger Federer needed more than three hours to outlast Nick Kyrgios 7-6(9) 6-7(9) 7-6(5) in a pulsating Miami Open semi-final on Friday to set up another mouthwatering final clash with Rafa Nadal.
Nick Kyrgios continues his rich vein of form against the Swiss maestro for a spot against Rafael Nadal in the Miami Open final.
Spaniard so eager to reach the Miami Open final that he ran out of his shoe.
A career that has been on the decline for six months is now on the precipice of a nasty freefall.
The Australian captain said fatigue would not be an issue for his top-ranked charge as the Australians begin preparations for the Davis Cup tie against the USA in Brisbane next week.
Australia's Nick Kyrgios will play Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the Miami Open after both won their quarter finals on Friday morning, AEDT.
Nick Kyrgios has continued his hot run with a straight-sets fourth-round defeat of eighth seed David Goffin at the Miami Open.
Bernard Tomic remains in exile after Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt named an unchanged team for next month's Davis Cup quarter-final against the United States in Brisbane.
Australia's Samantha Stosur wasted a match point before crumbling to a three-set loss to Simona Halep in the fourth round of the Miami Open.
A frustrated Nick Kyrgios has prevailed over big-serving Ivo Karlovic in three tough sets to progress to the fourth round of the Miami Open.
Kyrgios hosted a Q&A; with his Twitter followers where he called for equality in player sanctions.
Rafael Nadal has recovered from a dismal start to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round of the Miami Open.
Samantha Stosur has progressed to the fourth round of the Miami Open with a tough three-set victory over Shuai Peng.
Second seed Kei Nishikori of Japan outlasted Spain's Fernando Verdasco 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-1 in a nearly three-hour marathon match at the Miami Open.
Volatile Australian beats Damir Dzumhur in second-round clash, after copping a code violation for swearing at a spectator.
Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic has scored an upset victory over world No.13 Elena Vesnina at the Miami Open.
ACT Claycourt International top seed Jordi Samper-Montana's brother plays for Barcelona FC.
Nick Kyrgios has copped his share of match fines but his willingness to jokingly stick the boot into others over on-court misbehaviour may have landed him an adversary.
Australian tennis comeback star Ashleigh Barty has stretched her winning streak to eight matches by beating former top-five player Eugenie Bouchard at the Miami Open.
The ACT Claycourt International has marked a successful comeback for former tennis prodigy Jason Kubler.
Kyrgios will open his campaign in Miami against either Damir Dzumhur or Hyeon Chung - both ranked outside the world top 50.
For a man who has, in his own mind, not yet completed his comeback, Roger Federer is faring rather well.
A revived Roger Federer beat fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 in the BNP Paribas Open final to earn a record-tying fifth Indian Wells title and distinction as the tournament's oldest winner.
Marc Polmans has prevailed in the ACT Claycourt International final against Blake Mott in a thriller.
Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of his scheduled clash with Roger Federer at the BNP Paribas Open due to sickness.
Australian tennis young gun Omar Jasika has been on fire at the ACT Claycourt International this week.
Nick Kyrgios has spoken of emerging from the "dark place" that threatened to engulf his tennis career following his controversial Australian Open loss to Andreas Seppi, his newfound enjoyment for the game manifesting in a second straight sets defeat of Novak Djokovic in the space of a fortnight.
Nick Kyrgios has upstaged Novak Djokovic for the second time in a fortnight to power into the Indian Wells quarter-finals for the first time.
Nick Kyrgios has outclassed Alexander Zverev in the battle of tennis' next-gen leaders to storm into the fourth round of the Indian Wells Masters.
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