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HOT SHOT: Kyrgios out-tweeners Muller in Tokyo

The flashy Australian is into the semifinals.

ByNina Pantic

Published Oct 07, 2016

Facing Gilles Muller in the Tokyo quarterfinals, Nick Kyrgios was on his toes with some flashy hot shots. When Muller pulled out a tweener, Kyrgios topped him with a volley tweener right back. You may have to watch the clip twice to believe it. In doing so you'll see that the tweener Muller hit was likely going to land out, but what do details like that mean in the name of quality entertainment.

Much earlier in the mach, Kyrgios got cheeky with another shot, this time an overhead:

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Naturally, he was pretty pleased with himself.

The 21-year-old Australian won the match handily 6-4, 6-2 and will take on Gael Monfils next. Kyrgios is seeking his third title of 2016.