Kyrgios calls 2016 season a successful one
SYDNEY — Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios says he regards his 2016 season as a successful one, though he ended the year under a ban from the ATP Tour for on-court misbehavior.
In an interview with Australia’s Fox Sports on Monday, the 21-year-old Kyrgios said 2016 “had a lot of highs, a lot of lows” but had to be counted as successful as he lifted his world ranking from 30 to 13.
Kyrgios won three titles, including a maiden ATP 500 series victory in Tokyo, but his achievements were overshadowed by clashes with officials and fans and by the under-performance at the Shanghai Masters which led to his eight-week ban from the tour.