Hours after losing in singles R4, Kyrgios and Kokkinakis qualify for the semifinals in doubles. They keep beating the best doubles teams in the world. The AusOpen champs are now 9-1 in 2022
Hours after his irritable and feisty exit from the singles bracket of the Miami Open, Nick Kyrgios regained his composure enough to help him and Thanasi Kokkinakis through to the semi-finals of the men's doubles.
Kyrgios had ample time to get his head back in the game after an extraordinary blow-up at chair umpire Carlos Bernades during the 7-6, 6-3 loss to Jannik Sinner. The third-seeded duo of Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers were no match for the Australian Open champions, going down 7-5, 6-2 as the Aussie duo turn their full attention to the doubles crown.
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It was a remarkable turnaround for Kyrgios, who hours earlier earned two penalty points, berated the crowd and teetered on the edge of disqualification against Sinner. Despite the impressive result in the doubles, setting up a semi-final clash against the winner of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury or wildcard duo John Isner and Hubert Hurkacz, Kyrgios was evidently still seething about how his singles match had unfolded.
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- FYI: The term 'snub' is a much overused verb by writers of sensationalist rags. [SNUB: rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully]. That is not the definition of what is going on with frequent withdrawals from tournaments.
mandoist16-09-2024 - No offence, Mr. Lloyd, but where have you been the past two years?? How long have you been a tennis fan? This 'article' may be informative for newbies or fair-weather tennis observers but the majority of fans know the root of the multiple issues within WTA. The #1 issue being the subject of health & well-being which has been (or has attempted to be) addressed with the WTA Elitist council members last season. WTA was extremely dismissive of players' concerns and opposed to such a meeting. Eventually giving-in due to publicity and allowed selective players only -- no rep's, no medical personnel, and no team members. The meeting was a farce as WTA soon after that released an even more hectic schedule... with mandatory tourneys! Guess they weren't taking notes?? BTW: There is a lot missing from this piece concerning "withdrawals". No writer has yet taken the jump to get behind the scenes and dig at the problems -- obvious organizational problems. IMO, the top two issues are WTA's lack of proper attention to health & well-being of its Money-Makers; and Financial Greed. Tip to Mr. Lloyd: there is no "snubbing" when these players withdraw. These women have to take such measures as withdrawing from a tourney, and occasional time-off from the circuit, to protect themselves -- because WTA refuses to take any measures at all (although not allowing matches until sunrise is a start). Surely you can do better than point fingers at players. The finger-pointing should be directed entirely at WTA (and ATP). Be a true journalist, Mr. Lloyd, and research them!!mandoist16-09-2024
- Uh-oh.... Now Raducanu is being forced to compete! Let's see who withdraws next... I wonder??mandoist15-09-2024
- And this is such a shock to WTA?? How many times are they (WTA & ATP) going to keep stepping in their own s*** ???mandoist15-09-2024
- They can go down together!mandoist15-09-2024
