Nick Kyrgios makes big claim as bitter tennis feud reignites at US Open
Nick Kyrgios has claimed that he will retire from tennis if he wins the 2022 US Open as his bitter rivalry with Karen Khachanov gets set to reignite.
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Nadal hints at extended break after US Open exit
NEW YORK : Rafa Nadal said he needed to "fix things" and was unsure about his return to competitive tennis after his bid for a men's record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title ended in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday.
US Open 2022 men’s quarter-final preview with a maiden Grand Slam winner guaranteed and Nick Kyrgios favourite
With 2014 champion Marin Cilic and 22-time major winner Rafael Nadal both bowing out of the US Open at the fourth-round stage, a maiden men’s Grand Slam champion is now guaranteed. Carlos Alcaraz needed five sets to battle past Cilic in a near 2.30am finish local time, and the 19-year-old Spaniard is the highest remaining seed — at No. 3 — left in the men’s draw heading into the last eight.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Marin Cilic in late-night epic at US Open to guarantee maiden men’s Grand Slam champion
Carlos Alcaraz battled past Marin Cilic in five sets in a near 2.30am finish local time to ensure there will be a new male Grand Slam champion come Sunday at the US Open. Cilic was the last major winner standing in the men's draw after Rafael Nadal’s exit to Frances Tiafoe, but Alcaraz downed the 2014 US Open champion 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 in 3h53 to advance to the quarter-finals.
'He was better than me' - Nadal stunned by Tiafoe at US Open, Swiatek makes last-eight
Rafael Nadal fell to his earliest US Open loss in six years on Monday when he was knocked out by Frances Tiafoe while Iga Swiatek became the first Polish woman to reach the quarter-finals.
US Open 2022: Move over 'Big Three', says Frances Tiafoe after Rafael Nadal shocker
Rafael Nadal at the US Open on Monday. Tiafoe produced the biggest shock of the tournament so far with a dazzling performance to send Nadal spinning to his earliest exit from the Open since 2016. Nadal's 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 defeat, and Serena Williams' exit from the women's draw last week, are further evidence that a golden era is drawing to a close. This year's US Open marks the first time since 2003 that at least one of Williams, Nadal, Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic have not featured in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam event.
US Open: Move Over 'Big Three': Frances Tiafoe After Beating Rafael Nadal
Frances Tiafoe believes a new generation of players are ready to take over from tennis's "Big Three" after his stunning upset of Rafael Nadal at the US Open on Monday. Tiafoe produced the biggest shock of the tournament so far with a dazzling performance to send Nadal spinning to his earliest exit from the Open since 2016.
Nadal stunned by Tiafoe at US Open as Swiatek makes last-eight
NEW YORK: Rafael Nadal fell to his earliest US Open loss in six years on Monday when he was knocked out by Frances Tiafoe while Iga Swiatek became the first Polish woman to reach the quarter-finals. Four-time US Open champion Nadal, bidding for a 23rd Grand Slam title, lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the last-16 to 26th-ranked Tiafoe. The American’s free-swinging performance conjured up 18 aces and 49 winners past a sluggish Nadal. For Australian and French Open champion Nadal, it was a first Grand Slam loss of 2022 after an abdominal strain forced him to forfeit his Wimbledon semifinal. His defeat came just a day after world number one and defending champion Daniil Medvedev was knocked out also in the fourth round by Nick Kyrgios. “I wasn’t able to push him back. Tennis is a sport of positions a lot of the time,” said 36-year-old Nadal. “You need to be very quick and very young. I am not in that moment anymore.” Nadal added: “I was not able to cause great damage. He was better than me.”