Nick Kyrgios tried to justify his tanking in the second set of his clash against Borna Coric at the Cincinnati Open.

According to the Australian, his decision to give less than his full effort in the second set allowed him to take the third set in the 7-6, 0-6, 6-3 win.

“In the second set when I was 4-0 down, I knew there was no real point in me going out there and competing and obviously wasting energy trying to battle back against a guy like that,” Kyrgios said.

See his full comments in the video below.