Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has won an ATP title for the first time in three years. Kyrgios, 27, who lost to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final last month, won the Citi Open in Washington. He already did that in 2019.
“It’s emotional for me to be back here and take another title,” said Kyrgios, who beat Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka in the final: 6-4 6-3. The Australian even took the ‘double’ in the American capital. He also won doubles with Jack Sock. The Australian/American couple settled in the double final with the Croatian Ivan Dodig and the American Austin Krajicek (7-5 6-4). Dodig and Krajicek had beaten Matwé Middelkoop and his partner Rohan Bopanna from India in the semifinals.
“If you see where I was last year and how I am now, that’s an incredible transformation,” said Kyrgios, who climbs the world ranking from 63 to 37. “I’ve been very deep. But I have shown strength through by fighting, overcoming those hard times and by winning a tournament like this now. What a great day.” He took his seventh singles title on the ATP Tour, all on hard court.