Nick Kyrgios has shown flashes of his old magic and even a little argumentative spark as his comeback took something of a wobble against Japanese qualifier Sho Shimabukuro in the Wimbledon warm-up event in Stuttgart.
Returning after a wrist reconstruction and four knee surgeries, Kyrgios announced himself "thrilled to be back" after defeating world No.36 Corentin Moutet in Germany on Tuesday.
But the 31-year-old Aussie came up short on Thursday, losing 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 despite making a bright start against Shimabukuro, when flashes of his old flamboyance were in evidence.
