Kyrgios eliminates Medvedev, number one and current champion of the tournament

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  • The controversial Australian tennis player strikes down the Russian and further opens the fight for the first place in the world ranking. “I am disappointed but I am not going to cry in my room,” says Medvedev.

The controversial Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios He offered his best version this Sunday and eliminated Russian Daniil Medvedev, number one in the world and current champion of this Grand Slam, in the round of 16 of the US Open. Kyrgios prevailed 7-6(11), 3-6, 6-3 and 6-2 in two hours and 53 minutes.

In the quarterfinals he will face another Russian, Karen Khachanovwho beat the SpanishPablo Carreno by 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6 and 6-3 in three hours and 21 minutes.

amazing talent

Often in the news more for his flamboyance and reprehensible mannerisms on the court than for his formidable tennis talent, Kyrgios nonetheless gave a true recital against Medvedev in Sunday’s highlight match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the center court of the US Open.

Apart from his spectacular shots, the game had everything. Kyrgios, a finalist at last year’s Wimbledon, threw his racket to the ground and received a “warning” for yelling an obscenity. Even so, the most unusual moment of the controversial tennis player was when crossed the net next to his rival and he hit the ball when he had already won the point but the ball had not yet hit the ground, so he lost that point.

“I’m going to look like an idiot”

“This is going to be everywhere and I’m going to look like an idiot,” Kyrgios joked in the courtside interview after the match. Medvedev also had his share of protagonism in this hot game: he complained about what Kyrgios’ team said from the stands and also criticized the Australian for not receiving a ‘warning’ after throwing a ball into the stands.

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In any case, the atmosphere between them also left moments of kind sportsmanship as in an occasion in which the Russian approached to the side of Kyrgios to be interested in him after he suffered a spectacular fall. The victory of the Australian against the number one leaves the race open for the first place in the ranking with Nadal, Alcarzar and Ruud on the prowl.

The air conditioning

“Nick has played very well, everything was quite even until the third set, then he already surpassed me a bit. Physically I started to feel a little worse that was the key, suddenly I began to feel very tired. It’s a shame but it’s the truth, today there was a a little sick And I think it’s because of the air conditioning they put in here, it’s crazy. Last year it already happened to me in Cincinnati, although it ended up being something positive, since it is not normal to get sick twice in a period of 2-3 weeks. Today I noticed that my throat he has paid for it and that, physically, played its role. At the same time, I don’t want it to sound like an excuse at all because Nick played very well, he already beat me in Montreal and he wasn’t sick there,” Medvedev reflected.

  1. The Russian did not want to dramatize the bump, but acknowledged his frustration. “It’s not a good thing to lose the tournament and number one, honestly, especially after a match like that. I was trying to perform well here, but now I’m upset, it’s always hard when you lose in a Grand Slam. Yes indeed, I’m not going to go cry in the room eitheralthough I am disappointed. For a few days I will be sad, looking at my phone and my laptop, maybe watching some series, “he concluded.



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