{"id":81102,"date":"2022-09-05T15:18:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-05T15:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=81102"},"modified":"2022-09-05T15:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T15:18:11","slug":"kyrgios-fired-up-by-not-letting-people-down-in-medvedev-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=81102","title":{"rendered":"Kyrgios fired up by not letting people down in Medvedev triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sports Desk:<\/strong> Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios sent defending champion Daniil Medvedev crashing out of the US Open in an explosive last-16 clash on Sunday and revealed he is motivated by “not letting people down”.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon runner-up Kyrgios triumphed 7-6 (13\/11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach his first quarter-final in New York where he will face another Russian, Karen Khachanov.<\/p>\n

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Kyrgios fired 21 aces and a total of 53 winners past his Russian opponent who will now lose his world number one ranking as a consequence of his defeat.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old crowd-pleaser has endured a tumultuous career ever since he exploded into the scene at Wimbledon in 2014.<\/p>\n

It was there that as a teenager, ranked at 144 in the world, he shocked Rafael Nadal.<\/p>\n

Ever since, however, Kyrgios has been better known for his controversial on-court behaviour, run-ins with officials and thousands of dollars in fines.<\/p>\n

“I was just really sick of letting people down,” said Kyrgios as he explained a rejuvenation in his career which saw him reach the Wimbledon final in July.<\/p>\n

He took a set off Novak Djokovic before the Serb star raced away to a seventh title at the All England Club.<\/p>\n

“I feel like I'm making people proud now. I feel like there's not as much negative things being said about me. I just wanted to turn the narrative around.<\/p>\n

“I just was feeling so depressed all the time, so feeling sorry for myself. I just wanted to change that.”<\/p>\n

Now he is determined to keep his renaissance on track when he faces Khachanov on the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Tuesday's quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

The last time he met the Russian, he came through in five sets in the third round of the 2020 Australian Open.<\/p>\n

– ‘Look like an idiot' –<\/p>\n

Kyrgios had never got past the third round in New York before this year, describing his form as “really average”.<\/p>\n

“I hadn't won a match on Ashe before this week. I feel like I've been able to showcase. There's a lot of celebrities here, a lot of important people here watching,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to get on that court and show them I am able to put my head down and play and win these big matches.<\/p>\n

“For the tennis world I think it's important as well. People were really starting to doubt my ability to pull out matches like this at majors.”<\/p>\n

In a fast-paced, big-hitting first set on Sunday, Kyrgios broke to lead 4-2 before Medvedev immediately repaired the damage.<\/p>\n

A marathon tiebreak saw a 22-shot rally and Kyrgios save three set points.<\/p>\n

The Australian clinched the opener on a fourth set point of his own after 63 minutes of tennis played at breakneck speed.<\/p>\n

A furious Medvedev added spice to the encounter by complaining to umpire Eva Asderaki-Moore about the noise from the Kyrgios player box when he was serving from their end.<\/p>\n

At the changeover, the Russian even threatened to refuse to play on if the disruptions continued.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios left the court for a bathroom break but when he returned, his high-energy level dropped dramatically and Medvedev swept to a 5-1 second set lead on his way to levelling the contest.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios then made the baffling decision to come around to Medvedev's side of the net to finish a point in the second game of the third set.<\/p>\n

His illegal manoeuvre cost him what would have been a break point.<\/p>\n

“I'm going to look like an idiot,” said the Australian after the match.<\/p>\n

However, he quickly broke the equally baffled Russian for a key 3-1 lead before pocketing the third set.<\/p>\n

A fired-up Kyrgios broke for 2-1 in the fourth set, was handed a code violation for swearing and responded with back-to-back aces timed at 122mph and 131mph to stretch to 3-1.<\/p>\n

He backed it up with another break for 4-1 as Medvedev wilted under the barrage before Kyrgios sent down his 21st ace to seal victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports Desk: Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios sent defending champion Daniil Medvedev crashing out of the US Open in an explosive last-16 clash on Sunday and revealed he is motivated by “not letting people down”. Wimbledon runner-up Kyrgios triumphed 7-6 (13\/11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach his first quarter-final in New York where he will face […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":81103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n