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Australian firebrand Nick Kyrgios will look to continue his comeback from injury with a new-found attitude and motivation when he takes on Robin Haase in the second round at Wimbledon. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from around 10:45pm (AEST).
Kyrgios missed the French Open through injury, having spent some months on the sideline before it. He returned shortly afterwards and went through a strong build-up to Wimbledon, with his serve returning to him after struggling with it.
The elbow injury which had hampered him appears to be all but gone, with Kyrgios firing down a cracking 42 aces in a four-set win over Denis Istomin in the first round at Wimbledon.
It’s undoubtedly his best attribute and one which saw him advance to the semi-finals in both Halle and at Queens Club in the lead-up to the third grand slam of the year.
Kyrgios has been mainly positive during 2018, but questions will always remain about his composure. If he holds it together, it’s hard to see him losing to many opponents though.
Haase has made a name for himself by being a grafter, someone who is able to grind his way through matches, lengthen points where necessary and pick off the odd major scalp.
His style of play could well and truly frustrate Australia’s highest-ranked player, and being ranked 43 in the world just goes to show it does work for him regularly.
Grass is definitely not Haase’s best surface though, with just over 40 per cent of matches won on the fastest of the three throughout his career. It makes this an impossibly difficult task against a player with a big serve, good netplay and snappy returns.
He made three back-to-back second-round appearances in the lead-up to Wimbledon before beating Marius Copil in the first round at London on Tuesday, but none of the results should be enough to seriously pose a concern to Kyrgios.
The pair have only met once previously, coming in 2015 on clay in Estoril when Kyrgios won in straight sets.
Prediction
It’s sometimes hard to know what we should expect from Kyrgios, but he should be well and truly good enough to get the job done here over a dangerous opponent.
Kyrgios in four sets.
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