Nick Kyrgios has fired another warning about his Wimbledon chances, declaring "I can serve better" despite a claiming a world record of 32 aces in a two-set match as he sets his sights on the next grand slam.
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Kyrgios thundered 62 aces in back to back matches, beating Feliciano Lopez in straight sets in the quarter final at the Queen's Club on Friday night to set up a semi-final clash against Marin Cilic late on Saturday.
His 32-ace effort in a 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3) win against Lopez was the most aces in a two-set match, burying any fears Kyrgios would struggle in his return from injury.
The Canberran has recaptured his best form and is set to catapult up the seedings for Wimbledon, which starts on July 2, and he's thriving on the grass courts in England.
"I'm always looking to improve my game," Kyrgios said.
"Obviously I think serving was one part of my game that didn't have much improvement [left]. Obviously I was wrong.
"I still think I can serve better. There were some periods [against Lopez] where I missed a lot of first serves in a row. It's easy to have 32 aces and just walk away ... it's a lot of free points, which is good on the grass."
Kyrgios is ranked No. 21 in the world, but has provisionally jumped to No. 18 and could rise to a career-high No. 12 if he clinches the prestigious Queen's Club title.
That will boost his Wimbledon seeding and could set him up to get past the fourth round at a grand slam for the first time since the Australian Open in 2015.
The 23-year-old has mixed his blistering serve with some audacious 'tweener' shots at Queen's, proving he's back to his best and confident of making a charge at Wimbledon.
He beat Andy Murray in the round of 32 at the Queen's Club, with 2.2 million people watching the coverage on the BBC.
Kyrgios is now a part of a select group of players to have beaten all members of men's tennis' 'Big Four' of Murray, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
“For me I feel like I can’t miss the same serve twice so I go for it. If I make it I make it, if I miss it I miss it," Kyrgios told reporters after beating defending Queen's champion Lopez.
"... I think it is the grass, it helps me a lot. It favours the big servers. I grew up on this surface so I feel very comfortable on it.
"... My serve's been like this ever since I was a little kid. It was my best shot. I always based my game around it.
"It was one shot where I didn't really practice much at all. I would hit maybe 10 or 15 serves a day, would just relax and hit it as hard.
"I used to just throw the ball up and hit it as hard as I could. I guess just one day it started winning me easy points. I was, like, this is better than running, and that's it."
