It was a similar pattern in the second set: Johnson boldly going for the net-and showing a few fine touch and angle with his volleys-and Murray absorbing it all before turning the attack back against the American. Nishikori hit only six fewer winners than Kyrgios and still finished with a positive winners-to-unforced-errors differential in his first meeting with the ebullient Australian.
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Come the crucial moment, however-Johnson serving to stay in the set-Murray produced a bit more magic with a lob over the net-racing Johnson for three break points, and a cracking return of serve drew one final error and victory, 6-4, in a tidy 76 minutes.
“Please, please, I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt because it was a good shot”, Lahyani said, urging Kyrgios to stop swearing. “Yeah, nearly a miracle”.
Two-time Shanghia Masters champion Novak Djokovic wins his second-round match on October 14, 2015, t …
After Federer’s shock loss to 70th-ranked Albert Ramos-Vinolas yesterday, there were no banana-skins for the British world number two as he returned to action following a four-week break.
“Considering the fact that I’ve won so many matches this year and tournaments, probably the best season of my life definitely, anywhere I go I’m confident”, said the Serb, who moves to 69-5 this season.
Should Murray beat Isner then he will face either Gilles Simon of France or the Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych in the last eight, as he bids to win his third title at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena.
He reportedly called the tournament a circus and was seen complaining at the ball boys during the match against Andreas Haider-Maurer, which he ended up winning.
“It does take a bit of time to get used to the conditions here”.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, four out of Nishikori’s last five matches have gone to three sets, including the defeat to Paire which ended his Japan Open campaign and the 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 win over Kyrgios he recorded in his opening match in Shanghai, an impressive finish to a potentially very testing match.
Controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios snapped “that’s just crap!” at the umpire on Wednesday as he earned his third code violation in a week when he smashed away a loose ball and almost hit a line judge.
He is now under a suspended 28-day ban following comments about fellow player Stan Wawrinka’s girlfriend during their match in Toronto in August and if he accrues $5000 worth of fines before the end of the year, he will trigger his sanction.
Kyrgios appeared nonplussed at the possibility of a suspension even if it interrupts his preparations for the 2016 Australian Open.
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“Not concerned at all”.
