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Bad boy Kyrgios romps through Tokyo opener
TOKYO: Controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios stormed into the second round of the Japan Open on Tuesday, the bete noire of men’s tennis overpowering American Ryan
TOKYO: Controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios stormed into the second round of the Japan Open on Tuesday, the bete noire of men’s tennis overpowering American Ryan Harrison 7-5, 6-2.
Second seed Gael Monfils took even less time to advance, the Frenchman pummelling Japan’s Yuichi Sugita 6-3, 6-1 but Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic, seeded seventh, struggled to overcome Argentina’s Federico del Bonis 7-6, 6-7, 7-6.
Gilles Simon was another French winner, beating Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 while fifth-seeded Belgian David Goffin saw off Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5, 6-2.
Czech Jiri Vesely ousted South Africa’s Kevin Anderson in a 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 victory as Argentine Juan Monaco beat Taylor Fritz of the US in two tiebreak sets.
BEIJING: British tennis star Andy Murray said he was once stalked by a hotel maid who entered his room when he was sleeping and followed him to at least two other tournaments. He described waking up to find the woman sitting on his bed and stroking his arm.
“I had the ‘do not disturb’ sign up on the door and she came in and sat on my bed and started stroking my arm at about 7 in the morning when I was still sleeping,” Murray said in an interview on Monday.
