Nick Kyrgios is headed to Houston.
The 20th-ranked Aussie has been awarded a wild card for the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship, set for April 7-15 at River Oaks Country Club.
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Kyrgios opened 2018 by winning the title on home soil in Brisbane, his fourth career ATP title. Kyrgios defeated Fabio Fognini in Miami on Monday to raise his record to 9-2 this season.
In 2016, Kyrgios won a career-best 39 matches and three ATP titles. He backed that up with 31 wins last season and a pair of runner-up finishes, including at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati.
The 22-year-old Kyrgios is the sixth player in the 2018 US Clay field aged 23 or younger. Kyrgios joins a US Clay field that includes four other players currently in the Top 20 of the ATP rankings—Kevin Anderson (No. 8), Jack Sock (No. 11), Sam Querrey (No. 14) and John Isner (No. 17).
Kyrgios is the third wild card to be announced, joining Dustin Brown and Ernesto Escobedo in the field. This completes the initial field of 24 players for the 2018 tournament, with four other players to be added through a two-round qualifying tournament April 7-8 at River Oaks.
Limited tickets remain available for select main draw sessions of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship. To purchase tickets or for more information visit www.mensclaycourt.com.
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