Kyrgios

Karen Khachanov beat Nick Kyrgios 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 at the US Open to advance to his first career Grand Slam semifinal, where he will play No.

Kyrgios had a chance to break again at 4-all in the third but couldn't convert, flubbing a forehand, and then spiked his racket. After the opener, Kyrgios complained of a sore knee and was visited by a trainer. Khachanov was not allowed to play at Wimbledon this year after the All England Club banned all players from his country, Russia, and Belarus because of the invasion of Ukraine. The other came in the 2004 quarterfinals between Joachim Johansson (30) and Andy Roddick (34). The breakthrough at Wimbledon, and two recent victories over No. "I was really focused from the beginning to the end.'' I was expecting that the crowd would be more for him, that he was the favorite in their eyes,'' said the No. [Karen Khachanov](http://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2367) stood on the court, arms raised, basking in a rowdy crowd's cheers after reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open. Both he and Kyrgios are equipped with booming serves, and they combined for 61 aces (31 by Kyrgios). Then, for good measure, Kyrgios grabbed yet another racket out of his bag, reared back and hit that one on the sideline, too. By the end, the late-staying spectators were pulling for Kyrgios loudly. You should just run up and show up at a Grand Slam.

Nick Kyrgios's run at the US Open title came to an agonising end as Karen Khachanov edged out the Australian after five sets at Flushing Meadows.

That proved enough, so soundly did the Australian serve for the rest of the set to level the match. Khachanov saved two break points in the opening game of the third set. The Australian called for medical treatment on the niggle that was bothering him and started the second set in sharper fashion, snaring a break to lead 2-1. The first set was not quite a case of blink and you missed it. This was the type of tennis officials once feared would become commonplace until measures were put in place to slow the pace a little. And the same reach came to the fore when Khachanov, whose forehand technique resembles “The Crane” kick deployed by Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid, whipped one up the line that proved too heavy for Kyrgios to handle on set point. Kygrios had started the match a heavy favourite following his dismantling of Khachanov’s compatriot Daniil Medvedev, the defending champion. When they played at Melbourne Park in 2020, the final four sets of another thriller won by Kyrgios ended in tiebreakers. The favourite for the US Open title after the exit of Rafael Nadal, the Australian looked finally to have found his rhythm in what proved a moody yet electric quarter-final on Tuesday night at Flushing Meadows. Deep in the third set of a tight encounter at four games-all, two break points arose against the rangy Russian who played superbly to produce his career-best performance in a grand slam. On the second of those points, Kyrgios worked into position to punish a forehand. As gallant as the Australian was when edged 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4 by Karen Khachanov at the US Open, one wonders whether such a golden chance will ever come again.

While Nick Kyrgios might not have a coach, the Australian does get plenty of help out on the court from his players' box.

[The 27-year-old is no stranger to calling them out for a lack of support at times](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis/news/tell-me-where-fing-serve-nick-kyrgios-yells-players-box-daniil-medvedev-threatens-quit-us-open-fourth-round-match/orpbuvfvyivhn4phwqnal6me), but more often than not they keep Kyrgios on track with words of encouragement. I haven't played that in four years so I'll be back next year," Kyrgios said in April. Kyrgios and Horsfall have been long-term friends with the latter now regularly on hand to support the tennis star. While Kyrgios doesn't have a coach, he is helped on and off the court by his manager Daniel Horsfall. [During his US Open quarter-final against Karen Khachanov](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis/news/nick-kyrgios-vs-karen-khachanov-us-open-live-score-updates-and-highlights-mens-quarter-final/iwrito1tvpfl09akqmxcmdj5), Kyrgrios turned to his box at one point and suggested he couldn't play on [as a result of a knee injury](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis/news/nick-kyrgios-injury-us-open-quarter-final-karen-khachanov/vphowl8cpnzloqecaiyknmdq). I'm announcing that now, I'm going to the French Open.

The Australian has managed to break down the areas he needed to improve to rocket back up the rankings.

Karen Khachanov of Russia needed five sets to put Kyrgios away, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4. He will play Casper Rudd of Norway in the semifinals on Friday.

In the finals he [lost in four sets to Djokovic](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/10/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-kyrgios-wimbledon.html), who won his 21st Grand Slam singles title. The sport, and the expectations that had been placed on him when he burst onto the scene as a 19-year-old, Djokovic’s refusal to receive a vaccination for Covid-19 prevented him from entering the country to participate, and then Nadal had been eliminated in the fourth round. The victory both lit a fire in Kyrgios and also taught him how much commitment and energy playing a Grand Slam to the finish over two weeks required. [Kyrgios to face a charge](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/sports/tennis/kyrgios-assault-wimbledon.html) of assaulting his former girlfriend in Canberra last December. He played little during the early days of the pandemic, choosing not to travel the world to play in empty stadiums. After losing two golden chances to break Khachanov’s serve late in the third set, he smashed his racket on the ground and later smacked a television camera with his hand. Instead he fought to the bitter end, whipping forehands and pounding serves, moaning as he chased down shots against a stubborn player who managed to come up with his own big serves when needed, including on the final point, one last bomb down the middle of the court. He also kept his emotions in check, even as the crowd rallied behind Kyrgios — New York has always loved a showman — and heckled the Russian. On Monday, Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, [lost in fourth sets to Frances Tiafoe](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/05/sports/tennis/us-open-nadal-tiafoe.html), a rising American. He struggled all night to crack the code of Khachanov’s serve, especially on his rare chances to break it. He will play Casper Rudd of Norway in the semifinals on Friday.

After a five-set, three hour, 39-minute quarterfinal loss to Karen Khachanov, Australian Nick Kyrgios said he was "devastated."

This US Open seemed like a golden opportunity for Nick Kyrgios to win his first-ever grand slam.

You should just run up and show up at a grand slam, that's what you're remembered by." "Serving for the match [is] never easy. He will now face Casper Ruud on Friday for a place in the US Open final. Kyrgios' momentum seemed to spill over into the third set as he engineered two break points in Khachanov's opening service game, then another two at 4-4. Everyone is carrying a bit of a niggle right now." "Obviously I've been playing a lot of tennis the last couple months ...

Nick Kyrgios (25º del mundo) y Karen Khachanov (31º), dos tenistas de mucha potencia, prometen un brillante duelo de cuartos de final en el Abierto de los ...

Con este antecedente, Kyrgios y Khachanov volverán a verse las caras este martes por un pasaje a semifinales. Nick Kyrgios (25º del mundo) y Karen Khachanov (31º), dos tenistas de mucha potencia, prometen un brillante duelo de cuartos de final en el Abierto de los Estados Unidos. Ante este cuestionamiento, Khachanov saltó al cruce y entraron en una picante discusión que rápidamente recorrió el mundo.

El ruso Khachanov se enfrentará al noruego Casper Ruud por un lugar en la final del Abierto de Estados Unidos.

Se enfrentará al noruego Casper Ruud por un lugar en la final. Khachanov derriba a Kyrgios para llegar a semifinales del US Open [Tenis](https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/category/tenis/)

El australiano cayó en los cuartos de final ante el ruso Karen Khachanov por 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3) y 6-4.

“Su servicio es quizás el mejor que he visto en este torneo”, aseguró Kyrgios. La gente se acuerda de ti por los ‘grandes’”, insistió el australiano de 27 años, que recientemente alcanzó a disputar la final de Wimbledon frente a Novak Djokovic. Me siento que, o lo gano todo o lo pierdo todo, siento que he fracasado en este torneo en este momento, eso es lo que siento”, se lamentó. “Lo único de lo que se acuerda la gente en un ‘grande’ es si ganas o si pierdes. Nick Kyrgios se despidió del US Open tras caer ante el ruso Karen Khachanov en los cuartos de final por 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3) y 6-4. “Lo que ha ocurrido es devastador, no sólo para mí, sino para todos los que querían verme ganar.

NIck Kyrgios' disappointment shone through after his 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 quarter-final defeat to Karen Khachanov at the US Open, where the Australian ...

[Citi Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview) ATP 500 event in Washington. [Thanasi Kokkinakis](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/thanasi-kokkinakis/kd46/overview), [Benjamin Bonzi](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/benjamin-bonzi/bm95/overview) and [J.J. capital alongside Kokkinakis, and the Australian Open-winning pair is still in with a strong chance of qualifying for November’s [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview). Wolf](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jj-wolf/w09g/overview) before delivering a stunning fourth-round performance to end [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview)’s title defence. I just split-stepped and just tweaked it a little bit. 19 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, making him the No. Having been outside the Top 100 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as recently as March, Kyrgios’ run this fortnight has lifted him to No. Just feel like it was either winning it all or nothing at all, to be honest. Despite adding a maiden quarter-final appearance in New York to his impressive list of achievements in recent months, the Australian’s desire to go deeper in the draw made it hard for him to take positives from his five-set loss. “[I] just came out flat,” said Kyrgios. He's a fighter. “It's just devastating.

El australiano vuelve a las andadas y paga una desconexión inexplicable ante Khachanov, que se estrenará ante Ruud en las semifinales de un gran torneo.

[Había alcanzado la final de Wimbledon](https://elpais.com/deportes/2022-07-10/el-gran-djokovic-detiene-a-kyrgios-y-eleva-su-21-grande.html) –que perdió contra Novak Djokovic– y había derrotado dos veces al número uno saliente, el ruso Daniil Medvedev (en Montreal y los octavos de Flushing Meadows). Garcia apeó del grande neoyorquino a la favorita de la grada, la local Coco Gauff. Sinceramente, creo que más allá de los Grand Slams, el resto de los torneos son una pérdida de tiempo”. No hay jugadora ahora mismo en mejor estado de forma que Caroline Garcia en el circuito femenino. Vuelve a hacerlo Kyrgios, al que de repente le duele la pierna izquierda (“¡No puedo andar!”), se le funden los plomos y desconecta. Licenciado en Comunicación Audiovisual por la Universidad de Navarra. Ahora me estáis dando algo de cariño, gracias, os lo agradezco…”, dice con ironía, sabiendo ya que se medirá el viernes con el noruego Casper Ruud, que en el turno vespertino ha batido al italiano Matteo Berrettini (6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4). Sin explicación alguna, el australiano (27 años y 25º del mundo) ha tirado por la borda el trabajo previo de estas dos semanas y ha regalado dos sets a Khachanov, agradecido y semifinalista. Sencillamente, pelotea y las mete dentro a la espera de que se encienda la mecha del rival, que cuando vienen mal dadas suele salir huyendo. El australiano acaba de perder (7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4, en 3h 39m) y quedarse, por tanto, a las puertas de las semifinales de Nueva York, donde se esperaba mucho de él y la historia, su particular historia, termina como casi siempre: de mala manera. Es la primera vez que el ruso accede a la penúltima estación de un grande. Mientras Kharen Khachanov saluda de manera protocolaria a la grada que previamente le ha negado su apoyo, las esquirlas de grafito saltan por los aires y se esparcen por la pista.