“I think playing doubles is always, especially playing with a good friend, it’s always enjoyable,” Nick Kyrgios said.
Kyrgios, who before arriving in Washington hadn’t played a singles match since his loss to Djokovic at Wimbledon, echoed those sentiments, saying doubles gave him a chance to get back into match-ready condition — specifically his return game.“It definitely helped me today,” he said after Tuesday’s 6-3, 6-2 win over Marcos Giron. “. . . My serve has always been great, but especially last couple of months it’s been on another level.
One player not taking part in doubles in D.C. is Ajla Tomljanovic, who is ranked 69th but achieved a career-high standing of 38th in February. The Croatian elected not to play doubles and increase her workload because this is a WTA 250 event — with fewer ranking points and less prize money at stake.Tomljanovic did play doubles at the French Open and Wimbledon, and she was scheduled to play at the Australian Open before the match was canceled.
“I’m one of those where I like playing [doubles] with friends and people I get along with,” she said. “It’s just good vibes. There is a bit less pressure in doubles. It’s a little more fun. I think you’ll see me smile way more in doubles than I do in singles.”“I feel like it’s obviously more stimulating for me to go out there and compete and obviously still play for money,” Kyrgios said. “To pick up another title with Thanasi, it’s huge.
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