The Australian, after a full match, eliminated Daniil Medvedev, the defending champion. The Roland-Garros finalist will stand in the way of Caroline Garcia.
The performance
Signed Nick Kyrgios. The Australian (seeded n°23) won 7-6 (13/11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Daniil Medvedev, world n°1 and defending champion. By maintaining a very high level of play throughout the match (52 winning points; 29 points out of 47 scored at the net; 5 break points converted out of 7). Powerful, inspired, carried by his service (21 aces; 71% of points scored on his 1er service), Kyrgios was able to outrun the Russian who was never able to set up his counter game. Medvedev suffered, without managing to permanently destabilize his rival. “ There aren’t many players capable of beating Medvedev here in New York. I am convinced to be part of it, given the way I am playing at the moment, I have a chance “, Displayed Kyrgios before the duel. It was not about boasting. The Australian, who dismissed 3 set points in the first set, has relied in recent weeks on a level of play that allows him to play eye to eye with the best and he has the experience of a rivalry that gives him the advantage and now sees him lead against Medvedev by 4 wins to 1. In the quarter-finals, he has an appointment with another Russian, Karen Khachanov. Ajla Tomljanovic gave Australian tennis fans a night to remember, confirming her victory over Serena Williams 7-6(10/8), 6-1 against Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova (in the quarter-finals she will face Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, victorious over Russian Veronika Kudermetova 7-6, 6-4).
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After the defeat of Danill Medvedev, Rafael Nadal (n°3), Carlos Alcaraz (n°4) and Casper Ruud (n°7) will compete for the place of world n°1.
The phrase
“ I’m really happy to finally be able to show this work, it took me 27 years »
Signed Nick Kyrgios
The Australian finished with an ace in a controlled game and will play 4e major quarter-final of his career. He did not exult after his success over Daniil Medvedev, aware that he can go further, very far. Draped in a new ambition. “ I’m happy to finally be able to show in New York how well I can play. I work every day, really hard, I want every training to count, my physio is here. This is the last trip before returning to Australia, I want this to make sense, before seeing my family again. This belief comes from Wimbledon, it was a bit hard to swallow losing in the final but it gave me confidence in my chances “, he summarized on the court, before in a press conference to ensure: “I was tired of letting people down. Now I make people proud. »
The number
Caroline Garcia, victorious over the American Alison Riske (29th) 6-4, 6-1 who had beaten her three times in three matches, will play her first quarter-final in New York. After the elimination of Corentin Moutet against Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2, the Lyonnaise (seeded n ° 17) is registered as the last representative of the clan French in New York. Carried by a series of 12 consecutive victories, she will play the second quarter-final of her Grand Slam career, after Roland-Garros 2017. The last Frenchwoman qualified in the quarter-finals of the US Open was Kristina Mladenovic in 2015. Caroline Garcia advance without having lost a single set. Like Amélie Mauresmo at Wimbledon in 2006 and Marion Bartoli at Wimbledon in 2013… Next step for the French, the American Coco Gauff.
The stat
Coco Gauff (seeded n°12), finalist of the last Roland-Garros dismissed 7-5, 7-5 the Chinese Shuai Zhang (36e) in the match of extremes. The youngest in the table (18 years old) against the oldest (33). The American led 5-3 in the 2e set was able to stay united to overcome the obstacle and register as the youngest American to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open since Melanie Oudin, 17 in 2009. Caroline Garcia, her future opponent in the quarter-finals , present : “ Big serve, huge serve, very powerful. She moves well. Very athletic. »
The dumpling
He wanted to do the show. Incorrigible, Nick Kyrgios has sometimes done too much. Beginning of the 3rd set, the Australian leads 1-0. On Medvedev’s serve, Kyrgios just after a spectacular slip from the baseline that threw him to the ground, grimacing. Then from the next point, is aggressive on the 2e Russian service. His forehands are deep, violent. On the third, a little shorter, Medvedev accelerates, rushes to the net. Kyrgios lands a small ball behind the backhand net. Medvedev places a slightly long drop shot that the Australian catches and wants to turn into a winning passing shot. Medvedev attempts a desperate forehand volley. His ball deviates from the lines of the court. Kyrgios can turn his back, let her bounce without touching her to afford a precious break point. But he passes under the referee’s chair, comes to take it in the opposing part of the field. Think mark the point. Runs with his fist raised next to a dumbfounded Medvedev. To the delight of spectators. But the conclusion not being legal, the point falls into the hands of Medvedev 40-30, the Russian in stride pockets his service to equalize at 1-1. “ I thought I had the right. It’s gonna be all over social media and I’m gonna look like a fool “, he slipped afterwards. Kyrgios laughed yellow but did not let himself be distracted. Toughness was key to his success, though he was true to form, including an insanity warning and a few racquet throws.
Series
As in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics or during the last tournament in Rome, Karen Khachanov (n ° 27) got the better of the Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta after an epic match 4-6, 6-3, 6 -1, 4-6, 6-3 for 4e consecutive time. The Russian who will meet Nick Kyrgios will live a 3e Grand Slam quarter-final (after Roland-Garros 2019 and Wimbledon 2021). In the event of victory in the quarter-finals, Khachanov would return to the Top 20 for the first time since February 2021, he who was 8th (July 2019).
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