While Kyrgios progressed to the second round after comfortably accounting for Austria’s Andreas Haider-Maurer (6-2, 6-2) he also had a courtside camera man ejected. Cameraman’s been talking in the middle of a point…
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But during the big win, the 20-year-old was issued with his second code violation in the past week, penalised for his profane review of the “f***ing [court] surface” amid a running commentary of the “unbelievable” match.
Kyrgios immediately took the practice courts after his victory with compatriot and close friend Bernard Tomic, who will take on eighth seed David Ferrer in Round 2 following a straight sets win over another Spaniard in Fernando Verdasco in his opening round encounter.
It will be the first time Nick Kyrgios and Kei Nishikori will be facing off when they meet in the second round of the Shanghai Masters.
Wu appeared relaxed coming into the deciding set, firing his only ace of the match in the first game. “He’s playing well. So I know what I have to do”.
The outspoken Australian, who fired 13 aces and saved all five break points in a 6-3, 6-2 win over his Austrian opponent, had no illusions about the task ahead.
“At the same time I’m going to go out there and enjoy the experience”.
Martin Klizan will face world number one Novak Djokovic in the second round following his triumph over Zhang Ze, while Ivo Karlovic beat Jeremy Chardy to set up a meeting with Rafael Nadal.
Shanghai: Former US Open champion Marin Cilic fought off a match point before rallying to defeat local hope Wu Di of China 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in the opening round of the Shanghai Masters on Monday.
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Roger Federer is scheduled to play his second-round match on Tuesday against Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
