"Just trying to get the fans involved" says Kyrgios on asking fans where to serve

The Australian looked great and played very good tennis to take down Kevin Anderson who picked up some form lately. He did not face a break point in the match losing only six points on his serve. After the match he said:

"Kevin is no easy opponent, he’s a finalist at Grand Slams and he knows how to win matches. His serve is one of the best in the world, so I knew today was going to be incredibly tough. I haven’t played too many matches, but I was serving well and I just love playing here in Atlanta.”

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Kyrgios was also asked about asking a fan where to serve on match point which is something he also did at Wimbledon. He explained his reasoning behind it:

“It’s a routine that I’ve been doing for the last few years, just trying to get the fans involved- I saw that he had an ‘NK Nation’ hat on, and I said, ‘Where do you want me to serve?’ He just said, ‘Just go big, wide.’ So there you go.”