Kyrgios falls short of Malaysian Open final, and that’s fine with him


Spain's Feliciano Lopez waves to the crowd after beating Nick Kyrgios of Australia in the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open on Saturday. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS

KUALA LUMPUR: Nick Kyrgios is keeping a cool head as he aims to bounce back after losing to Feliciano Lopez in the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open.

The 20-year-old Aussie of Greek-Malaysian parentage who is chasing his first ATP title, fell just short as the 34-year-old Lopez played amazing tennis to win 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5) at the Putra Stadium on Saturday.

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