'I did it!' - Karen Khachanov stuns Nick Kyrgios in 'crazy match' to reach US Open semi-finals in style

Karen Khachanov reached the first Grand Slam semi-final of his career after producing a stunning 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 victory over Nick Kyrgios at the US Open. Kyrgios could hardly have been in better form as he came into the match boasting an ATP Tour-best 26 victories going back to the start of the grass-court section of the calendar early in the summer. Ad But — as is so rare — the Australian was ultimately out-gunned, with Khachanov able to produce a performance that demonstrated his immense talent on the biggest stage the sport has to offer.

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For Khachanov, it was a reminder of his unquestioned ability and a display to remember as he secured his place in the last four where he will face fifth seed Casper Ruud, who earlier on defeated 13th seed Matteo Berrettini, 6-1 6-4 7-6(4). «I did it! I did it!,» Khachanov said in his post-match interview. «It was a crazy match but I came ready to fight and to play five sets.

»I was expecting it would be like this. I was ready to run, to fight, to play five sets. We played for almost four hours [three hours and 39 minutes].