- Kyrgios keen to get home to sick mother after months on road
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Nick Kyrgios says it is “win win” drawing Thanasi Kokkinakis in the US Open first round as he grapples with home sickness, fatigue and the new-found pressures of being an in-form grand slam finalist.
After four months on the road, Kyrgios says he cannot return home to Canberra quickly enough to see his family and sick mother.