WATCH: The best moments from Kyrgios' D.C. title

Nick Kyrgios takes a lot of criticism for his extracurricular activities during matches, but his on-court antics aren't necessarily antithetical to winning. Kyrgios was up to madness all week at the Citi Open, in Washington, D.C., and he still managed to capture his second ATP 500 title of the year, with wins over both Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Here are some of the best moments from his wild run.

1

Special Delivery

Tsitsipas had been breaking shoelaces all tournament long, and his previous opponents weren't pleased with him needing mid-match breaks to replace them. Benoit Paire even stopped play, demanding a shoe change of his own.

The shoe pit stop in the blockbuster Tsitsipas-Kyrgios semifinal, though, went much more smoothly. Eighteen-time Grand Slam winner Leander Paes himself helped Tsitsipas' father change the lace:

And Kyrgios completed the relay by personally delivering the shoes to Tsitsipas. The Aussie reached the final by winning that match in a three-set thriller, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7).

2

Double Trouble

Starting the tournament on a fun note, Kyrgios and Tsitsipas actually began on the same side of the net, playing doubles together. Though they had a shaky start, they played a dominant second set to force the Wimbledon champions, Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal, to a super tiebreak. They exited in the first round with a feel-good, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5, fight.

3

Air Kyrgios

There are lots of way a player can handle a high-bouncing ball—taking it early, backing up, hitting an overhead—but only one player could turn this ordinarily annoying shot into a lethal, point-ending forehand, as he did in his 6-2, 7-5 victory versus Yoshihito Nishioka.

4

Psych

The joy of Kyrgios at his best as that, in addition to the hardest shots, he also has the softest hands. Having a forehand that scary is special, but balancing it out with this kind of touch is what makes his game truly unique.

5

A Week to Remember

It can be exhausting to be a fan that can't look away from Kyrgios—the chair-throwing, the berating umpires, the beefs with other players. It can often be a wonder why he puts himself through the rigors of the tour, and why so many eagerly watch. But Kyrgios, after fighting through back tightness to win the Washington final in two tiebreaks, showed with his emotions and in his words why it's all worth it.

The title brings Kyrgios' ranking all the way from No. 52 to No. 27, putting him right in position for a seeding at the US Open.