Kyrgios bests Kwiatkowski in the 1st round in Washington

CITI OPEN - WASHINGTON. Kyrgios topples Kwiatkowski to compete against Gilles Simon in the 2nd round

Nick Kyrgios defeats Thai Kwiatkowski 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in Washington on Tuesday. Kyrgios will try to go further in the tournament when he will face Gilles Simon in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Kyrgios won the set after he broke the American in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The American tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Yet, Nick managed to stay calm and finish the job before winning the set 7-5.

2nd set.

Kyrgios was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Kwiatkowski in the 1st game (1-0). That break was sufficient for the Australian to win the set (6-4) as no one dropped a serve anymore.

At the end of the match, the Australian scored 78 points vs. the American’s 70 points.

Kyrgios served pretty well to win 88% of the points (36/41) behind his first serve. Anyhow he won only 37% points (11/30) on his second serve. Nick struck 15 aces and he committed 3 double faults. The Australian was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5). On the other side, the American was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 33% of his break points (1/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Kyrgios and Kwiatkowski is 1-0 for Nick.

Highlights Nick Kyrgios vs. Thai Kwiatkowski Citi Open – Washington

Next Match: Nick Kyrgios vs. Gilles Simon – H2H and stats

Kyrgios will play Simon in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Nick Kyrgios and Gilles Simon since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other at pro level.