Beijing — Nick Kyrgios said he wanted to make up for his notorious meltdown in Shanghai in 2016 as he beat Mischa Zverev in the second round of the China Open on Wednesday. A year ago the supremely talented but combustible Kyrgios was suspended for his petulant behaviour at the Shanghai Masters, where he swore and argued with the crowd and appeared to give away points in caving in to the German. The enigmatic Australian, seeded eighth on Beijing’s outdoor hard courts this year, smashed his racquet on the floor in anger, bending the head in half, when he conceded the opening set on Wednesday. That earned the world No19 a warning from the umpire and raised the spectre of a year ago. But the 22-year-old returned for the second set with renewed determination and errors began creeping into Zverev’s game. Zverev, ranked 27 in the world and the older brother of rising star Alexander, surrendered his first service game of the second set and Kyrgios was never in trouble after that, surging i...
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