ATP Atlanta: The knee holds - Kyrgios continues in doubles
Nick Kyrgios had to withdraw for the individual at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Atlanta. In doubles, on the other hand, he is already in the semi-finals alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis .
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jul 28, 2022, 07:37 am
It cannot be ruled out that there will be a meeting between the reigning Australian Open champions and the current Wimbledon winners in the final of the doubles competition at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Atlanta. Because Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios, the champions from Melbourne, are already in the semifinals, Max Purcell and Matthew Ebden still have to do it. Just a few days ago, Ebden/Purcell defeated Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic, who had an injured hand, in a five-set thriller at Wimbledon. A meeting in Atlanta would also be the rerun of the final at those Australian Opens. Where there were a few angry words from Kyrgios in the direction of his defeated compatriots.
But there is still a little tennis to play. And fans in Atlanta will surely be pleased that Wimbledon finalist Kyrgios remains a part of the show. On Tuesday he had to cancel his start against Peter Gojowczyk in the singles due to an injury to the patellar tendon. A day later, the man from Canberra reported fit for duty again and won with his buddy Kokkinakis against Gonzalo Escobar and Hunter Reese 6: 4 and 7: 6 (3). The task in the semi-finals will definitely have an American touch: it's either against Jack Sock and Rajeev Ram or against Tommy Paul and Steve Johnson.
In the singles there are two quarter-finals in Atlanta: Ilya Ivashka will face Tommy Paul on Friday, Frances Tiafoe will then meet Brandon Nakashima. The originally top seeded Reilly Opelka had to cancel his start at short notice.