Nick Kyrgios defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in his opening match in Cincinnati. The Australian sensation is a new man and he is finding his way to play consistently week in week out.
Nick is also learning how to deal with the expectations. Now that Kyrgios is managing his emotions on court he is also winning a lot. He is also widely considered one of the most in-form tennis players on tour right now and if fit among the top favorites at the upcoming US Open.
During an entertaining interview with Prakash Amritraj, Nick talked about the challenges he has been facing. An interesting take.
Kyrgios in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.28, Kyrgios owns an overall 31-8 win-loss record in 2022. Nick is playing at the moment in Cincinnati where he conquered the world no.37 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5 6-4.
Nick Kyrgios will fight against the world no.13 Taylor Fritz in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on Center Court. They have never competed against each other so far on the main tour.
The Australian conquered 1 title in 2022 in Washington. Nick was the finalist in Wimbledon.
The Australian won 7 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Kyrgios has scheduled to play next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw on the 29th of August.
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in 2022
At the moment ranked no.37, Alejandro played his last match on the 16th of August when he lost to world no.28 Nick Kyrgios 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Cincinnati (draw).
This season the Spaniard has an overall 18-21 match record. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Monte Carlo.
Davidovich Fokina is scheduled to play next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw on the 29th of August.
Nick Kyrgios and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina faced off just once. Their head to head is 1-0 for Kyrgios. When they played, Nick Kyrgios won 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 16th of August 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
