No practice makes perfect for serving king Kyrgios


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 23 Jun 2018

Tennis - ATP 500 - Fever-Tree Championships - The Queen's Club, London, Britain - June 22, 2018 Australia's Nick Kyrgios in action during his quarter final match against Spain's Feliciano Lopez Action Images via Reuters/Tony O'Brien

LONDON (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios's ace tally for the week moved towards the century mark on the slick Queen's Club grass as he felled Feliciano Lopez on Friday but the fiery Australian revealed he rarely practises his most lethal weapon.

The 23-year-old's fluid delivery has worked like clockwork in his three victories so far and he has already fired down 82 aces -- 32 of them to oust defending champion Lopez.

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