Australia’s Nick Kyrgios will come back to Queen’s Club for the third time in June in the wake of being affirmed in a solid line-up for the 2017 Aegon Championships. He made his leap forward with a shocking win over Nadal on his way to the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 2014, and achieved the last 16 throughout the previous two years, losing to possible champion Murray in 2016.
Aegon said: “Rafa is one of the greatest tennis players of all-time and one of the most popular ever to play at The Queen’s Club.
“To be able to add his name to that of the world No 1 Andy Murray in the Aegon Championships line-up in a year when we are expanding our Centre Court capacity by 30 per cent is wonderful news for the tournament, our spectators, and our sponsors.”
Rafael Nadal has affirmed he will play at this present summer’s Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club.
The 14-time great champion won the competition in 2008 before securing his first Wimbledon title.
Nadal was compelled to haul out of the occasion a year ago in view of the wrist harm that tenacious him in 2016 yet appeared with his rushed to the Australian Open last a month ago that he remains a constrain to be figured with.
The 21-year-old, positioned sixteenth, joins Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Milos Raonic, Stan Wawrinka and Grigor Dimitrov in the singles draw. Kyrgios – yet to win a match in two past appearances at Queen’s – has beaten Novak Djokovic twice in 2017. “I don’t think British people have seen the best of me yet,” said Kyrgios.
“I was very young when I had that run at Wimbledon [in 2014],” he added.
“Mentally I have improved a lot recently, I’m in a great place at the moment, I feel like I’ve matured and that’s helping me. I’m playing better tennis, I’m getting some better results.”
Jamie Murray has focused on contending in the copies at the current year’s Aegon Championships, which will keep running from 19-25 June.
In January, Andy Murray focused on the titles for whatever remains of his vocation and the resources declared it will cover the occasion until no less than 2024.