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Indian Express
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘He destroyed me': Nick Kyrgios reveals how his Beijing revenge plot involved forging Rafa Nadal's signature on hotel bills
Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios weren't the best of buddies during their time together on tour. The mercurial Australian had even opened up last year on why Nadal's inimitable perseverance and talent made him idolise and despise the Spaniard at the same time. The 30-year-old Kyrgios recently revealed one such instance when his volatile emotions had probably gone a tad overboard after a feisty encounter in the 2017 Beijing Open in China. Shortly after thwarting Nadal at the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals in straight sets that year, Krygios waltzed to the final in the Beijing hard courts, facing up for his fourth clash against Nadal since winning their first meeting at 2014 Wimbledon. Kyrios could not bear the outcome of that night. A devastating 6-2, 6-1 defeat to Nadal was so brutal that he had a straight shot back at his legendary opponent after checking in at the hotel. 'He beat me in the final of Beijing, and he destroyed me. I was having a really good week, finals of Beijing, pretty big tournament,' Kyrgios said. 'I get destroyed by Nadal. Having a couple of wines that night, having a couple of drinks with my boys. I was like, 'You know what? This guy just destroyed me, probably earned over $1million that week.' Kyrgios went further, revealing how he jotted down Nadal's signature on the bills. 'I was like, 'You know what? I'm going to put all of my room service…' It was actually in a hotel restaurant, I just put it on Nadal's room and I just signed it as Nadal,' Krygios said with a chuckle. Kyrgios, however, made it clear that he wasn't seeking an apology from the 22-time Grand Slam champion who's made USD 134,946,100 in career prize money, the second-highest in men's tennis, only behind Novak Djokovic. 'The waitress had no idea so to this day, I'm sorry Rafa, if you got this outstanding couple grand bill from me. 'I'm sorry… Actually, I'm not sorry at all, you've earned way too much cash in your career.' 🤦♂️ 'Nadal beat me in Beijing & he destroyed me.' 👀 'I had a couple of wines… I put it all on his room.' 🤣 'I'm sorry… actually I'm not sorry!' Nick Kyrgios reveals this wild story about Rafa Nadal and his hotel room bill 😳 — talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) July 10, 2025 In December 2024, Kyrgios had recollected how Nadal's energies brought out the best in him. In nine of their completed contests, Kyrgios ended up trumping Nadal on three occasions while their last slated contest in the 2022 Wimbledon semi-final ended with Nadal opting out due to injury. 'I couldn't stand him. I used to hate and despise him so much when I saw him walking around,' Kyrgios had explained on the Nothing Major podcast. 'He was one guy who always motivated me. 'If I played him I would get up for it and try and get the best tennis I could possibly play. I didn't feel that anger towards Roger (Federer) or Novak (Djokovic) when I played them. 'If I played Rafa, because everyone in our academies back home idolised him, they were like he is such a hard worker, he's this and that. I was like 'I can't stand this guy'. I wanted to show people you could just have fun and be chilled and beat people like that.'
The Star
19 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Venus Williams to play at Washington Open
Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 29, 2023 Venus Williams of the U.S. reacts after losing her first round match against Belgium's Greet Minnen REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo (Reuters) -Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams will compete at a WTA event for the first time in 16 months after she accepted a wildcard for this month's Washington Open. The 45-year-old Williams has not competed since the Miami Open in March 2024 and has not won a match since defeating Russia's Veronika Kudermetova in the first round of the Cincinnati Open in August 2023. Williams has won the Wimbledon singles title five times and the U.S. Open twice, as well as 14 Grand Slam women's doubles titles alongside her younger sister Serena Williams. "I'm excited to accept a wildcard to the Mubadala Citi DC Open. There's something truly special about DC: the energy, the fans, the history," Williams said in a statement. "This city has always shown me so much love, and I can't wait to compete there again!" The WTA 500 hardcourt tournament will run from July 21 to 27. (Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
Straits Times
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Venus Williams to play at Washington Open
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 29, 2023 Venus Williams of the U.S. reacts after losing her first round match against Belgium's Greet Minnen REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams will compete at a WTA event for the first time in 16 months after she accepted a wildcard for this month's Washington Open. The 45-year-old Williams has not competed since the Miami Open in March 2024 and has not won a match since defeating Russia's Veronika Kudermetova in the first round of the Cincinnati Open in August 2023. Williams has won the Wimbledon singles title five times and the U.S. Open twice, as well as 14 Grand Slam women's doubles titles alongside her younger sister Serena Williams. "I'm excited to accept a wildcard to the Mubadala Citi DC Open. There's something truly special about DC: the energy, the fans, the history," Williams said in a statement. "This city has always shown me so much love, and I can't wait to compete there again!" The WTA 500 hardcourt tournament will run from July 21 to 27. REUTERS
Forbes
3 days ago
- Sport
- Forbes
Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic To Headline Cincinnati Open
MASON, OHIO - AUGUST 20: Coco Gauff poses with the trophy after defeating Karolina Muchova of Czech ... More Republic during the final of the Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 20, 2023 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by) Former champions Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic will headline the Cincinnati Open which runs Aug. 5-18 tournament at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. The world's No. 1 ranked players, Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, will both come back to defend their titles. Both are in the Wimbledon semifinals this week. They will be joined by six other Cincinnati Open champions in the field, led by three-time winner Djokovic (2023, 2020, 2018) as well as Gauff (2023), Madison Keys (2019), Alexander Zverev (2021), Daniil Medvedev (2019) and Grigor Dimitrov (2017). Every player who has won a title this season is in the field, led by Carlos Alcaraz who has already claimed five and will play the Wimbledon semifinals on Friday against Taylor Fritz. The 2024 Cincinnati Open finalists Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula are tied for the most WTA titles this season with three apiece. Those champions also include the winners of this year's other 1000-level tournaments, where Alcaraz, Sabalenka and 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva have won two apiece with the other titles being collected by Amanda Anisimova, Jasmine Paolini, Jack Draper, Jakub Mensik and Casper Ruud. 'We look forward to welcoming the world's best tennis stars to compete for the Cincinnati Open title in August,' said Tournament Director Bob Moran. 'We have received a lot of excitement from the players about coming back to see our transformed campus and experiencing the new player amenities. Players and fans alike will enjoy the re-imagined venue and world-class atmosphere as the sport's best compete for the title.' There will be 96 players in each singles field this year, up from 56 in 2024. The initial entrants include:Former Cincinnati Open finalist and two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova is one of nine players to enter using a protected ranking following an extended layoff. The others are Nick Kyrgios, Jenson Brooksby, Sebastian Ofner, Bianca Andreescu, Sorana Cirstea, Marketa Vondrousova, Zhu Lin and Anastajia Sevastova.
Business Journals
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Journals
Local corporate giants renew backing for Cincinnati Open in 2025
The Cincinnati Open has nailed down its six cornerstone partners that are its main sponsors for the 2025 tournament, which kicks off in Mason Aug 5.
