Australian Nick Kyrgios Mikael Ymir was narrowly removed from the ATP tournament in Washington.
Now he awaits the final against Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka, who defeated Russian Andrei Rublev 6-3, 6-4, in the second half.
Nick Kyrgios He defeated Ymir in two straight sets: 7-6 (4), 6-3.
– Honestly, I didn’t play close to my best tennis today and I don’t know… It’s been a reversal of roles, in the last few matches I’ve been the underdog, on paper at least, in terms of rankings. But today I felt like the favourite, Kyrgios said from the field after the match.
However, the Australian, the runner-up at this year’s Wimbledon and who has not won an ATP title since precisely in Washington three years ago, could not relax in front of Ymir.
Praised by Kyrgios
– He’s a great athlete, and I didn’t really expect him to be so fast, Kyrgios says of Ymir.
– Maybe I’ll have a slightly different strategy next time I play against him, maybe I won’t go that hard, maybe go a little more. But it was a tough semi-final and I’m happy to be in the final again.
For the second time this year, 115th seed Ymer reached the semifinals of an ATP tournament. On his way there, he defeated world number one Andy Murray, now ranked 50th, Russia’s Aslan Karatsev, ranked 36th, and Finland’s 46th seed Rossovory.