Roger Federer heaps praise on Nick Kyrgios after upset in Madrid Open

By Linda Pearce
Updated May 24 2015 - 11:13am, first published May 7 2015 - 4:43pm

Roger Federer has acknowledged similarities between the big-match temperament and early-career rankings trajectory of his younger self and his audacious Madrid conqueror Nick Kyrgios, after a claycourt upset of the 17-time major champion the Australian rates as the best win of his career.

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