Nick Kyrgios comes from a set down to beat world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in Canadian Open thriller

11.08.2022 - 01:11 eurosport.com

Nick Kyrgios' superb summer continues apace as the Australian delivered another nerveless performance on the biggest stage to beat world No.

1 Daniil Medvedev at the Canadian Open. It was a day that saw both the top seed and second seed Carlos Alcaraz dumped out of the tournament in Montreal, and Kyrgios was just as impressive in his 6-7(1) 6-4 6-2 victory as Tommy Paul had been in knocking out the young Spaniard.

Ad It was the latest step in Kyrgios' remarkable resurgence — the Australian was ranked 137 as recently as February — after his run to the Wimbledon final in July and his title win at last week's Citi Open in Washington.

ATP Montreal'It will be a lot of fun' — Krygios excited by Medvedev showdown after win over Baez16 HOURS AGO The question now will be whether he can top all that by winning the US Open, which begins in New York later this month.

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A thrilling schedule sees Serena Williams, Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios headline the first day of the US Open on Monday. Williams is in action against Danka Kovinic in her farewell tournament, reigning champion Medvedev makes his highly anticipated return to Grand Slam action versus Stefan Kozlov, and Kyrgios faces an intriguing showdown with doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis. Ad Elsewhere, Britain's Andy Murray takes to Louis Armstrong Stadium to face 24th seed Francisco Cerundolo and women’s seventh seed Simona Halep will follow that with a match versus a yet-to-be-announced qualifier.

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Nick Kyrgios overcomes tricky Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in Cincinnati opener

The Australian marched through with 29 winners - including 10 aces - and three breaks of the Spaniard's serve to reach the second round. The 28th-ranked Kyrgios has won all 11 of his first-round matches this season and won his 22nd match since returning to the ATP in June after skipping the clay season. He now faces good friend Taylor Fritz after the American crushed Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-1. "Physically, I didn't feel the best, but you have to keep pushing, keep trying," Kyrgios said. "Alejandro's a hell of a player, he's got a lot of shots at his disposal. I had to serve well and dictate," the Montreal quarter-finalist aded. "It was tricky conditions out there, the courts are a lot more lively than Montreal, it was harder to control the ball."