WATCH: Australian Nick Kyrgios plays cheeky trick shot en route to victory

After recovering from a hip injury, Kyrgios made his comeback to the international stage at the Brisbane International. The No 3 seed should have cruised through an all-Australian clash with world No 76 Matthew Ebden but lost the first set in a tie-break. But the 22-year old fought back to take the second in similar fashion before winning the decider 6-2 to complete the win in two hours and 14 minutes.

However, the highlight of the day was his cheeky shot at the net that served as a reminder of the immense talent that he possesses. In the fourth game of the first set, Kyrgios came up with a big serve down the T that Ebden could barely get over the net. The Aussie star made his way to the net and appeared to be getting ready to hit a cross-court backhand shot. Seeing this, Ebden made his way towards the ad court but was still moving when Kyrgios changed his mind and hit a drop winner. However, his win came at a cost as Kyrgios received a medical timeout during the first set itself due to sharp pain in his left knee.

“I haven’t been feeling anything coming into the tournament and couple of days ago I started feeling it. It was a bit surprising but it was still good enough to play,” said Kyrgios after the game.