It’s already been a memorable summer for Brit Cameron Norrie, who in July punched through to his first major semiifinal at Wimbledon, and as the defending champion again reached the Los Cabos final (l.

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Kyrgios claimed their only previous encounter, a 6-4, 6-0 opener earlier this year in Indian Wells, but the 21-year-old Baez has since gone on to a career-high No. But for that to come to fruition, Kyrgios will first have to get past promising young Argentine Sebastian Baez on Tuesday. 1 and defending champion Daniil Medvedev, who last week bagged a title of his own in Los Cabos. When the Montreal draw was released, all eyes went to a potential second-round convergence between Kyrgios and the reigning World No. History-Making Kyrgios Reaping Rewards For Hard Yards “I feel like I have really kind of reinvented myself this year.' 93 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, but has since jumped to No. “I felt like I was one of the best players in the world this year by far,” said Kyrgios, who opened 2022 at No. He also became also became the first player in the tournament’s 53-year history to sweep the men’s singles and doubles (with Jack Sock) in the same week. In addition to his exploits at SW19, where he became the first unseeded entrant to reach the final since countryman Mark Philippoussis in 2003, he notched consecutive semi-finals in Houston, Stuttgart and Halle, and on Sunday snapped a three-year-long title drought via a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Yoshihito Nishioka in Washington. Nick Kyrgios recently spoke of that “small window” of opportunity that comes part and parcel with a deep, second-week run at a major, that sudden locker-room swagger that can win you matches before you’ve even stepped out onto the court.Īs the surging Canberran heads into the National Bank Open, he’s thrown that window wide open, sash and all.Ī first-time Grand Slam finalist at 27, the Wimbledon runner-up is playing the most inspired tennis of his career.

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