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Nick Kyrgios quickly regained his composure after losing his temper in Tuesday's 7-5, 6-4 win over Alejandro Davidovic Fokina, going into the second round of the Cincinnati Open and hitting hard on America. Who will play against Taylor Fritz.
Kyrgios appeared to be in complete control, but he thrashed an unreturned serve to win the first set, breaking early in the second set.
But as the Spaniard equalized his 2-2 tie, the fiery Australian had a moment to recall his third-round victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon. hit the ball into the stands. The Greeks did the same. And Kyrgios argued that it should be defaulted on that basis, but to no avail.
However, Kyrgios quickly regained his composure and remained affectionate in the next game, making another attempt to set up a meeting with his friend Fritz at the last adjustment event. A huge serve sealed the victory ahead of the US Open, which starts in New York on August 29th.
"Fritzie is my good companion," said Kyrgios.
"He's a good all-around player and has a great serve. He likes to play on his front foot like I do. It's going to be a big serve, so we'll see how it goes." Let's see.”
Fritz's strong serve and aggressive returns saw him win 6-1, 6-1 over Argentina's Sebastian Baez earlier in the day.
The win marked the 11th seed Fritz's 33rd win of the year and extended Baez's losing streak to his six games.
10th-seeded Italian Yannik Sinner won his marathon match against Australian Thanasi his Kokkinakis, winning 6-7 (9) 6-4 7-6 (6), 37- Improved to 10. Year.
In other first-round action, USA's Tommy Paul beat compatriot Jenson Brooksby 6-3, 6-2, while Australia's Alex de Minaur beat sent Swiss Henri Laaksonen to 6-2. -2 6-2, Croatia's Borna Coric defeated Lorenzo Musetti 7-. In the Masters 1000 tournament, 6 (2) 6-3 and Spaniard Albert He Ramos he Vinolas defeated Italian Fabio Fognini 6-2 6-3. (Reporting by Lori Carroll, Los Angeles; Editing by Ken Ferris)
