Kyrgios faces seeding fight

NICK Kyrgios will struggle to earn a seeding for the French Open, which starts on May 26, unless he performs better in Rome than he did in Madrid.

The Australian’s start to the claycourt season ended abruptly in the Spanish capital, dumped out of the first round of the Madrid Open in straight sets by Jan-Lennard Struff.

A drop shot-happy Kyrgios, who started the week as world No.34, was outplayed by the German 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 at the ATP Masters 1000 event.