{"id":81157,"date":"2022-09-07T15:18:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T15:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=81157"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:18:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T15:18:37","slug":"khachanov-downs-kyrgios-to-set-up-ruud-duel-for-us-open-final-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=81157","title":{"rendered":"Khachanov downs Kyrgios to set-up Ruud duel for US Open final spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Sports Desk:<\/strong> Karen Khachanov set-up a US Open semi-final duel with Casper Ruud on Tuesday when he battled past “devastated” Nick Kyrgios in a big-hitting five-setter, shattering the Australian crowd-pleaser's dreams of a maiden Grand Slam title.<\/p>\n

Russian 27th seed Khachanov triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3\/7), 6-4 over the Wimbledon runner-up to make the last-four at a major for the first time.<\/p>\n

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Earlier Tuesday, Norwegian fifth seed Ruud defeated Italy's Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7\/4) to make his second Slam semi-final of 2022 having finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open.<\/p>\n

Khachanov fired 30 aces and a total of 63 winners past Kyrgios.<\/p>\n

“I did it, guys. Finally, you are showing me some love,” Khachanov told the mostly pro-Kyrgios crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium.<\/p>\n

“It was a crazy match I was expecting it would be like this. I'm ready to run, to fight to play five sets. We played almost four hours and that's the only way to beat Nick.”<\/p>\n

The Russian said he had “nothing to lose” when he faces Ruud on Friday.<\/p>\n

“I would like to win it,” said Khachanov who lost to the Norwegian on clay in Rome in 2020 in their only previous meeting.<\/p>\n

“But as deep as you go the expectations rise up. I did the step forward, I made my first semi-final and I think I have nothing to lose.<\/p>\n

“I just want to go for it and be ready for the next match and hopefully it will be a good one.”<\/p>\n

Kyrgios, who had knocked out defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the last-16, hit 31 aces in his 75 winners.<\/p>\n

However, his unforced error count of 58 was almost double the 31 of Khachanov.<\/p>\n

“I'm devastated. It's heart-breaking for me and everyone,” said Kyrgios.<\/p>\n

“I feel like I have let so many people down.”<\/p>\n

After Kyrgios had levelled the contest just after midnight with a dominant tiebreaker, he allowed Khachanov to break for a 1-0 lead in the final set.<\/p>\n

Kyrgios then failed to convert break points in the second and fourth games and his chance was gone.<\/p>\n

They were two of seven break points saved by the Russian on the night.<\/p>\n

Khachanov went to match point off a net cord and claimed victory from an unreturned serve after three hours and 39 minutes of action.<\/p>\n

– ‘Walk on water' –<\/p>\n

Ruud reached the US Open semi-finals for the first time after breaking Berrettini five times while saving seven of nine break points.<\/p>\n

He raced through the first two sets under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium before 2019 semi-finalist Berrettini stopped the rot with a break for 2-0 in the third.<\/p>\n

At 2-5 down, the 23-year-old Ruud saved two set points before recovering and going on to dominate the tiebreak.<\/p>\n

“It was a better start to a match than I ever had before. Everything was going my way plus Matteo didn't serve as well as he usually does,” said seventh-ranked Ruud who could finish the US Open as the new world number one.<\/p>\n

“I got a little nervous towards the end of the second set because things were going a little too well.<\/p>\n

“You think you can walk on water, which is not possible. The third set was very tough.”<\/p>\n

Berrettini, who missed the French Open because of a hand injury and Wimbledon due to Covid, admitted he had endured a day to forget.<\/p>\n

“Nothing more I can say than the worst day of the tournament probably in the most important moment,” he said.<\/p>\n

The remaining quarter-finals take place on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Frances Tiafoe, the conqueror of Rafael Nadal, takes on Andrey Rublev while Carlos Alcaraz, the third seed, meets Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports Desk: Karen Khachanov set-up a US Open semi-final duel with Casper Ruud on Tuesday when he battled past “devastated” Nick Kyrgios in a big-hitting five-setter, shattering the Australian crowd-pleaser’s dreams of a maiden Grand Slam title. Russian 27th seed Khachanov triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3\/7), 6-4 over the Wimbledon runner-up to make the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":81158,"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