Nick Kyrgios (25th in the world), back on the circuit after eight months of absence, let slip his return match against Yibing Wu (64th), winner 7-5, 6-3 in 1 h 08 min Tuesday in the 1st round of the grass tournament in Stuttgart.
The terrible child of Australian tennis, finalist last year at Wimbledon, obtained two break points in the first set, but did not exploit them, Wu notably achieving an ace on the second.
The Chinese player had to wait until the end of the set to get his first two break points, 6-5 in his favor. He converted the second by rushing into the ball on a slightly long drop shot from Kyrgios.
After this first act where Kyrgios, efficient in service with 11 aces, missed his chance, the second was only a formality for Wu, who was playing the first match on grass of his career on the circuit, six years later. having participated in the junior tournament at Wimbledon.
Kyrgios, still overweight, then withered, did not show great motivation, and his opponent made the break at 4-3 to lead 5-3 and then finished the match on his serve thanks to an ace.
This second set will not even last 25 minutes. And the defeat of Kyrgios, absent from the circuit since last October and inactive for the first five months of this year following knee surgery, does not tire of worrying three weeks before the start of Wimbledon (3-16 July).
