A cheeky Sydney tennis membership has invited Nick Kyrgios to heat up for the Australian Open by getting into a event he bombed out of when he was an up-and-coming 15-year-old.
The Manly Seaside Championship, performed on the Manly Garden Tennis Membership on Sydney’s northern seashores has a 90-year historical past and has hosted a number of the greats, together with Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad and Evonne Goolagong.
A cheeky Sydney tennis membership has invited Nick Kyrgios (pictured) to heat up for the Australian Open by getting into a event he bombed out of when he was an up and coming 15-year-old
The Manly event is performed over the Christmas-New 12 months interval and is in style for up and coming juniors – resembling Kyrgios (pictured as a teenager) in 2010 when he bowed out within the quarter finals
The event is performed over the Christmas-New 12 months interval and is in style for up and coming juniors – resembling Kyrgios in 2010 when he bowed out within the quarter finals.
Match director Marc Dragan despatched an invite to Kyrgios, hoping he’ll return to the standard event with its first prize of $1200.
‘Nick has made it clear the Australian Open is his aim however he’ll want a stable warm-up earlier than heading to Melbourne,’ Dragan instructed Yahoo Sport Australia.
‘What higher approach to try this than to play on the Seaside and work his approach again into it at a laidback however aggressive event performed at a good time of the 12 months.
Match director Marc Dragan despatched an invite to Kyrgios (pictured throughout Wimbledon closing), hoping he’ll return to the standard event with its first prize of $1200
‘We’re located a lob shot away from the seashore and there are many good eating places, outlets and bars to maintain him entertained when the tennis is completed.
‘I am positive he would have good recollections of enjoying at Manly as an adolescent and this may be his final probability to get on our well-known honour board.’
Kyrgios has just lately outraged many Aussie tennis followers with a choice to snub his nation for an look at a Saudi Arabia event for a ‘six-figure’ payday.
His resolution to skip the Davis Cup additionally annoyed group captain Lleyton Hewitt, who mentioned final month: ‘I do not know. It’s important to ask him. I am unable to strive any tougher.’
Kyrgios addressed his controversial resolution and insisted that it wasn’t purely primarily based on the profitable payday.
Kyrgios (pictured with companion Costeen Hatzi) has just lately outraged many Aussie tennis followers with a choice to snub his nation for an look at a Saudi Arabia event for a ‘six-figure’ payday
‘I like travelling to locations the place you do not know a lot about tennis, and making an attempt to attract consideration to the game, I feel it is necessary,’ he mentioned by way of 7Sport.
‘Once I retire, I need to know that I’ve left one thing and get many new followers into the game.
His large Saudi earnings rounds off an excellent season wherein he reached the ultimate at Wimbledon, gained the Washington Open in addition to taking out the doubles title alongside Thanasi Kokkinakis on the Australian Open.
