Nick Kyrgios may not be everyone's favorite player, but you can't deny his results. The Australian has defeated each member of the Big 3 (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic) in their first tour-level meeting, having just beaten the Serbian in the quarterfinals of Acapulco.

Fellow Australian and former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt stands as the only other player to complete the feat. Obviously, Nick Kyrgios was excited about the triumph over the world No. 2.

"This is what you dream of as a kid," Kyrgios said. "You come out here and you want play on these big courts against some of the greatest tennis players of all time."

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"Obviously I had one of my best serving matches of my life so far," Kyrgios said, after hitting 25 aces.

He was also daring in his return games. In the first set, Kyrgios took  a strategy from Federer, employing the SABR (or perhaps the SABN now) to great effect.

The 21-year-old is seeking his fourth career ATP title.

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