Federer falls under Kyrgios spell in Madrid exit


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 07 May 2015

Roger Federer of Switzerland leaves the court after his defeat by Nick Kyrgios of Australia at the end of their match at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, May 6, 2015. REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID (Reuters) - Roger Federer became the latest big name to get sucked up by a whirlwind called Nick Kyrgios as the Australian tyro sent the Swiss top seed spinning out of the Madrid Masters in the second round on Wednesday.

Ten months after the then 144th-ranked Kyrgios overwhelmed Rafa Nadal in the Wimbledon fourth round with a fearless brand of tennis, the Australian showed that he is a force to be reckoned with on clay too.

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