Nick Kyrgios has delivered his instant reaction to having watched Bernard Tomic reach the final of a Challenger event in Lexington.
This represents the culmination of many months of hard work, featuring at lower-level events to finally earn this opportunity.
His last final came back in October of last year, when he was well beaten by Learner Tien in straight sets. The Australian will be hoping to avenge such a crushing defeat when he faces Zachary Svajda later today.
Tomic has endured an interesting career, typified by huge highs and crushing lows.
Sadly, the latter have been far more prevalent in recent years, resulting in this, a Challenger final, marking a real high point.
Nick Kyrgios left smiling after Bernard Tomic’s latest win
This enigmatic 32-year-old’s time in tennis has been one worth documenting, especially given how it started.
After all, at just 14 years old, Tomic claimed he’d one day become the world number one: a prediction that sadly never came true.
Instead, he is now ranked 211th in the world, having only played a handful of ATP-level events this year.
That is what makes reaching the final of any event, even a Challenger, certainly worth celebrating.
Clearly brimming with talent, despite having been unable to use it to become the player he thought he might, today represents a great opportunity for Tomic to claim some silverware and boost what has been a tough year.
Nick Kyrgios will be rooting for him, after admitting that his semi-final win, which saw him save match points, brought a smile to his face.
When will Nick Kyrgios’ next tournament be?
With Kyrgios having taken a back seat when it comes to playing tennis of late, many have been left wondering when his next tournament might be.
After all, he missed all of the grass-court season due to injury, again, with his last singles match coming in March.
He did make a brief comeback in Washington, but a first-round exit in the doubles hardly represents a sparkling return.
With that in mind, Kyrgios’ next tournament is still due to be the Cincinnati Open, with his name remaining on the player list despite his absence from every other event.
It remains to be seen whether he will honour that plan though, with his fitness notoriously unpredictable nowadays.
