Kyrgios stunned in first round at Citi Open, Norrie advances

Defending champion Nick Kyrgios suffered a shocking first round loss on Tuesday night at the Citi Open Washington, falling to unseeded American Mackenzie McDonald in straight sets.

In an encounter that lasted 78 minutes, McDonald took advantage of his opportunities to escape with the 6-4 6-4 victory. The American saved all five break points faced, while breaking Kyrgios at two crucial moments in each set.

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Furthermore, the World No.107 was able to win 60% of his second serves, whereas his Australian opponent won only 40% of those points while committing six double faults. Awaiting McDonald in the second round is 13th seed Benoit Paire, who won their sole encounter at Lyon in 2019.

Seventh seed Cameron Norrie cruised past Marc Giron in his second round match, requiring an hour and 27 minutes to pull off the 6-4 6-3 victory. Norrie awaits the winner between former champion Kei Nishikori and Alexander Bublik.