Kyrgios goes down to Lopez in Rome

Veteran Feliciano Lopez has ended Nick Kyrgios' Italian Open campaign in round one.

Australian Nick Kyrgios has come back to earth with a straight sets loss in the first round of the Italian Open.

Kyrgios couldn't match wily Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez, who ousted the Canberran 6-4 7-6 (7-5).

While Kyrgios, ranked 30th in the world, was the bookies' favourite to win the match, Lopez is world No.13 and 11th seed in Rome.

Kyrgios had enjoyed a stellar few weeks by reaching the final in Portugal and then beating former world No.1 Roger Federer in Madrid.