Kyrgios closes out a magical week in Washington

the australian Nick Kyrgios this Sunday conquered the ATP 500 tournament in Washington for the second time in his career, defeating Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan, 6-4, 6-3.

Kyrgios, a recent Wimbledon finalist, when he lost to Serbian Novak Djokovic, He gave Nishioka no options and defeated him for the fourth time in four encounters between the two.

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The Australian, number 63 in the world ranking, also defeated Nishioka in the third round of the same tournament in 2019, en route to the title.

This victory will allow Kyrgios gain 26 positions in the ranking and as of Monday he is number 37 in the world.

Struggling to serve, the Australian player ended his tournament with 96 aces and punished a Nishioka who was contesting the third final of his career on the professional circuit, the first at an ATP 500 tournament.

Kyrgios dropped the match by getting a break in the first game and he defended it until 6-4, which gave him the advantage, against a Nishioka who had the merit of never stopping the fight.

The Japanese lost serve again at the start of the second set and never recovered against a Kyrgios who sentenced him to another break in the ninth game, for the final 6-3.

The Australian was crowned after an intense tournament, where he had to overcome the round of 16 and the quarterfinals on the same dayon Friday, also saved five match points against American Frances Tiafoe.

“Thanks to the city of Washington, I love this place, I feel like home. I’m excited to be back here” said Kyrgios, who also won the doubles title with Jack Sock after defeating Dodig and Krajicek in the final of 7-5, 6-4.

He also teased Nishioka, a player with whom he had a bond of friendship since he was fourteen years old, wishing him “many more finals” and expressing the wish that the balance between the two “retains the same”.