"I didn't play near my best today" - Kyrgios on win over Ymer

Nick Kyrgios admitted he didn't play his best tennis against Ymer but he was still able to win the match thanks to his serve.

While he did not play his best tennis, Kyrgios certainly served really well the entire match getting himself out of tricky situations a couple of times. The Australian proved better in two sets with the first one being a rather close tiebreak affair.

He said:

"Honestly I didn't play anywhere near my best tennis today and I don't know. The role was reversed, the past couple matches I've been on paper, rankings-wise the underdog in my past couple matches, but today I definitely felt like the favourite. I served pretty solid. Obviously my winning percentage behind my first serve would have been high, but from the back of the court I didn't play well at all."

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Kyrgios praised his opponent who kept hte match quite interesting from the start:

"The difference was he stands on the fast and he makes you play that extra ball. He's an incredible athlete and I really wasn't expecting him to be that fast. Maybe next time I might have a couple different tactics when I play him, maybe not to try and out rally him, maybe come forward a little bit more. But it was a tough-fought semi-final and I'm just happy to be in the final once again."