Nick Kyrgios is looking strong in Washington where he will face Reilly Opelka in the third round.

Soon after his second-round match, Nick Kyrgios was asked to elaborate on how important is for him and his tennis a relationship with his girlfriend Costeen Hatzi.

Nick Kyrgios stressed the fact that having a healthy relationship and a strong team is extremely important for him

This was his answer:

“Look, I think just being at peace with your life definitely helps. I think everything around me right now is amazing. You know, I’m fortunate enough to be in a really healthy relationship that’s loving, she’s supports me, and we just have fun.

I just got, as I said, physio, my girlfriend, supportive, my manager is my best friend. I feel we are all on same page, have the same goals, I’m training hard. We are just having fun with it.

If you look at the most successful players in the world, everything around them is set up and they don’t worry about anything else externally. Their job is just go out there and focus on the tennis court and fight hard and produce tennis, and that’s it.”

Kyrgios in Washington, ranking, and results in 2022

Now ranked no.63, Kyrgios owns a 23-7 record in 2022. Kyrgios is currently playing in Washington where he ousted the world no.53 Marcos Giron 6-3 6-2 and the world no.34 Tommy Paul 6-3 6-4.

Nick Kyrgios will play the world no.17 Reilly Opelka in the 3^rd round. Their head to head is 2-0

for Opelka.

The Australian was the runner-up in Wimbledon.

Nick won 6 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)

Opelka in Washington, ranking, and results in 2022

Now the world no.17 (career-high), the American achieved a 21-14 record in 2022. Opelka is now playing in Washington where he bested the world no.82 Denis Kudla 6-7⁶ 6-4 6-4.

Reilly Opelka will fight against the world no.63 Nick Kyrgios in the 3^rd round. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Opelka.

Opelka clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Dallas and in Houston. The American was the runner-up in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open).

Opelka won 4 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)

Nick Kyrgios and Reilly Opelka played each other just twice. Their actual record is 2-0 for Opelka. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Reilly Opelka won 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in Houston (US Men’s Clay Court Championship) on the 9^th of April 2022.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.