the aussie Nick Kyrgiosseeded eighth and wearing seven months without playing due to injuryreturned to the slopes this Tuesday and did so with defeating Chinese Wu Yibing in the first round of the ATP 250 tournament on grass in Stuttgart (Germany).
Kyrgios has not competed this season after undergoing surgery in January to repair a small tear in the left lateral meniscus of a knee.
In his first singles match since October in Tokyo (he played doubles at the 2022 ATP Finals with compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis), Kyrgios surrendered to world No. 64 for 7-5 and 6-3 in just one hour.
In 2022, the Australian has amassed a record 37 wins and 10 losses, including 12 wins on grass. The world number 28 reached her first grand final at Wimbledon last year.
wu yibingwho lost to Spanish Roberto Bautista in the first round of Roland Garros, will play in the round of 16 against the winner of this afternoon’s match between Canadian Denis Shapovalov and Hungarian Marton Fucsovics.
In addition, the second favorite of the tournament, the American taylor fritz, He knew the name of his first rival on Tuesday. will be russian Aslan Karatsevexecutioner of the French Corentin Moutet by 7-6 (0), 6-7 (8) and 7-5 in a difficult game that lasted three hours and nine minutes.
Source: La Verdad
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