US Open: Nick Kyrgios dethrones Daniil Medvedev
Nick Kyrgios won the eagerly awaited round of 16 duel against Daniil Medvedev at the US Open 2022 7: 6 (11), 3: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 2 and will play against Karen in the round of eight Khachanov .
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Sep 05, 2022, 04:16 am
Here is the match to read in the live ticker.
Kyrgios put the first needle prick, Medvedev took his serve to 3: 1. The defending champion answered immediately with the break to 2:3. Until the tie-break, the receivers didn't have many chances, the short decision became a marathon, which Kyrgios won 13:11 after (once very lucky) defending several set balls.
In the second set, Kyrgios initially fended off a 0:40 in his first service game. On the fourth break point, the Wimbledon finalist netted a backhand volley. Medvedev pulled away 5-1 and started shaking again after a rebreak from Kyrgios. Only to balance the set with his second set ball after 100 minutes played.
Kyrgios now against Khachanov
Daniil Medvedev had to attribute the loss of the third set entirely to himself: With the score at 1: 2, the number one of the tournament fooled a 40: 0 lead, Kyrgios did not allow a comeback. Although he himself committed an exciting faux pas right at the beginning, which cost him a breakball: Medvedev had already written off a point, but Kyrgios sprinted to his opponent's side and completed a ball into the field. It doesn't matter: Set equalization after 2:18 hours of play.
In the fourth set, Kyrgios broke to make it 2-1 and in the following game fended off a chance for Medvedev to break again. The renewed loss of service to 1: 4 then sealed the fate of Daniil Medvedev. After 2:53 hours of play, Kyrgios had his first two match points. And converted the first with an ace.
In the quarter-finals on Tuesday, Kyrgios will now face Karen Khachanov, who surprisingly beat Pablo Carreno Busta at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Carreno Busta recently won the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Montreal and defeated the 2020 US Open champion with Dominic Thiem in round one in New York.
Here the individual tableau in New York
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