Kyrgios pulls out a day before first-round Australian Open match
"This is one of the most important tournaments of my career." hasn't been easy at all. "I'm obviously extremely disappointed," Kyrgios said.
"This is one of the most important tournaments of my career." hasn't been easy at all. "I'm obviously extremely disappointed," Kyrgios said.
According to 'Xinhua', World No. 7 Ruud, who has a much higher ranking than Moutet, notched up the 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-2 win to set up a meeting with 13th seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy, who scraped past Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Kyrgios came close to clinching his first grand slam title when he met Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final in July, taking the opener but ultimately succumbing to defeat in four sets on Centre Court, reports DPA.
Polish lawyer Anna Palus was temporarily ejected from Centre Court last month after Kyrgios claimed she was drunk and putting him off during his defeat to Novak Djokovic.
The Polias clinched a tight first set in the tie-break with a backhand winner, before Kyrgios battled back in the second set.
Tsitsipas came up with a dominant performance to cruise past Australia's Jordan Thompson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 while Kyrgios was merciless and clinical in his 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 win against No. 26 seed Filip Krajinovic on No. 2 Court on Thursday.
Following a strong second-set performance to tie the match, the World No. 45 clinched a crucial break late in the deciding set to advance to the quarterfinals on his tournament debut.
Kyrgios was penalized a point and then a game for unsportsmanlike conduct early in the second set, smashing a racquet before an angry exchange with a group in the crowd.
Matteo Berrettini's return to Tour continued to gather pace when the Italian edged countryman Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach his second semifinal of the season.
Images of Canberra-based Nick Kyrgios' Instagram stories shared on News Corp websites showed boxes of essentials captioned "deliveries in progress".
