Kyrgios Promising to Stay Socused

Nick Kyrgios is vowing to keep his head down after confirming his status as a grand slam champion in waiting.

Kyrgios drew rich praise even in defeat for his class and sportsmanship in his pulsating semi-final against Roger Federer at the Miami Open.

Federer wins battle of tiebreaks against Kyrgios in semi final epic Becker, who split with Djokovic in December after three years in the world No.2’s corner, has jumped on the Kyrgios bandwagon and challenged his former charge to get his act together after a forgettable start to 2017.

Knuckling Down: Australian Nick Kyrgios has vowed to stay focused following strong showing against Roger Federer.

But bookmakers rank the Australian much higher, with Kyrgios listed as the sixth favourite to win Wimbledon this year and on the seventh line of betting even to reign on the Paris clay, his least successful slam.

Knuckling Down: Australian Nick Kyrgios has vowed to stay focused following strong showing against Roger Federer.

It hasn’t been easy,” the coachless Kyrgios said after his 7-6 (11-9) 6-7 (9-11) 7-6 (7-5) loss to Federer.