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U.S. OPEN

August 30, 2016

Nick Kyrgios

New York, NY, USA

N. KYRGIOS/A. Bedene

6-4, 6-4, 6-4

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. How did you fell about that overall?
NICK KYRGIOS: I'm really pleased with that one. He's a good competitor. He makes a lot of balls. He's not going to give it to you.

Yeah, I was nursing a little bit of an injury, and I how I responded was really well. I'm really happy. I thought I played solid, returned well, served well, hit the ball well. That was a pretty good all-around performance.

Q. What's the nature of the injury?
NICK KYRGIOS: It's my hip. It's fine at the moment, which is really good.

Q. Is that just after Cincinnati you felt it?
NICK KYRGIOS: I actually upped my training a little bit. Went to Miami, Boca, did a lot of training. Obviously with the US Open I wanted to find my form, and I don't know, just a bit of a load but it's okay. It's nothing to worry about.

Q. How did you find the court compared to last year?
NICK KYRGIOS: I didn't play on that court last year.

Q. The speed of the courts this year compared to last year?
NICK KYRGIOS: I played on Arthur Ashe last year against Murray, so I don't think it was the speed of the court, really. I thought the conditions were -- you know, I thought they were great serving conditions on that particular court. I like how sort of the barriers are close. Big servers get a lot of confidence.

I thought I had a lot of rhythm, as well. Slow, medium, fast. I don't know. I'm the worst person to ask that stuff, to be honest.

Q. Do you like when the fans are that close? Bernie was having trouble with a spectator in the crowd. Do you like having a crowd close to you?
NICK KYRGIOS: Yeah, I think the courts are really good. I had my first title in Marseilles, and that was sort of the same sort of setup and I had some good results. Even Atlanta was like that.

I think those courts favor big servers and guys who play big, the court seems a bit slower, for some reason. Have a lot of confidence with the game.

Q. When you hear what people are saying, how much do you have to zone that out?
NICK KYRGIOS: I don't really zone it out, to be honest. Some guy was like, Change your clothes, that's an awful outfit.

I was trying to come up with a comeback. I didn't want to say anything. He was an old man. He got me this time.

Q. Next opponent. Have you had a chance to check your record when you played him before?
NICK KYRGIOS: Who won? Zeballos?

I haven't. You know, he obviously beat Florian Mayer, who isn't an easy player to beat. The guy has been around for a long time, obviously had a couple of injuries or illnesses. I'm not too sure.

He missed a couple years or year or something. Before that he was a guy who was dangerous. He won a title this year, so he can definitely play. I'm guessing it was a hell of a match. I'm not going to do anything different.

Q. If you play on your terms, you think you'll probably get through?
NICK KYRGIOS: Yeah.

Q. You mentioned playing Murray on Ashe. Conditions didn't matter. Do you feel like you have more of a draw to work with your seeding? You should be able to make your way into...
NICK KYRGIOS: My head space last year wasn't the greatest. I was obviously going through a lot of stuff last year through that whole Montreal thing.

I'm seeded 14 here, so I won't meet Murray until I'm a hell of a lot further through the draw. I feel comfortable in general on the tennis court. I feel more comfortable in my game against whoever I play. I know what I can do on the tennis court. I have beaten quality players. I'm not afraid of these guys, but I'm aware they all can play some really good tennis.

Q. A random question: Have you ever gotten your haircut at the tournament salon? If not, where do you get it cut?
NICK KYRGIOS: I have. I think the year where I qualified maybe I got it cut there. I can't remember. I'm sure they do a great job.

I just typed in "barbers" this year. It was like old-school barber shops, indoors and upstairs and stuff. Really good barbers here. I think my hair is important, too.

Q. Have you been impressed with the Manhattan PokÃ©mon landscape?
NICK KYRGIOS: It's actually pretty solid. I found one that I'm using. It's good. Real good.

Q. Radar?
NICK KYRGIOS: I'm not telling you.

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