We hadn't seen him on a tennis court for two months.
Since his defeat in the semi-finals of the Houston tournament on April 9, Nick Kyrgios had stayed away from the tennis courts.
Little fond of tournaments on clay, he had voluntarily skipped Roland-Garros.
The world No. 78 has not slipped on the ocher of Porte d'Auteuil since 2017.
Sealed in STYLE đ @NickKyrgios #BOSSOPEN pic.twitter.com/HGrIAeIfdb
â Tennis TV (@TennisTV) June 7, 2022
But after that break, the whimsical Aussie quickly reminded everyone how unpredictable he was and a special player on the tour.
For his entry into the competition at the 250 on grass tournament in Stuttgart, Kyrgios was opposed to the Czech Jiri Lehecka who is in 79th place in the world, just behind the Australian.
After a disputed first set (7-6), the Australian largely dominated the proceedings in the next round and quietly headed for victory.
But instead of ending the match with a hypersonic serve as he is used to â he has already been flashed at 230 km/h at Wimbledon⊠on a second serve â Kyrgios once again preferred to confuse his opponent â ââand the audience.
While he had started his gesture normally, he opted at the last moment for a serve⊠between the legs.
Magical !
A smooth tweener on the first ball as unique as it is effective for the former world number 13 because his opponent saw his backhand return come out of the lines of the court.
The video of this new jewel signed Kyrgios has already been viewed more than 200,000 times on social networks.