'I feel like s***' - Nick Kyrgios 'devastated, distraught' after surprise loss to Karen Khachanov at US Open

Nick Kyrgios admitted to feeling «devastated» and «mentally distraught» after suffering a shock loss to Karen Khachanov at the US Open. The 27-year-old had been expected to keep up his remarkable summer form with a relatively open draw at Flushing Meadows given Rafael Nadal and world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev had already bowed out of the tournament.

Ad But it was not to be for the Australian as he endured an unexpected 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 defeat to an inspired Khachanov in the night session inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. US OpenFurious Kyrgios smashes TWO racquets after loss, hurls bottle to ground2 HOURS AGO Kyrgios, who smashed two racquets after the match point, was left to reflect on a hugely disappointing result, and spoke typically openly about how only Grand Slams really matter to him now after coming so close to winning one at Wimbledon, and threatening another good run in New York. «Yeah, I just came out flat,» he said in his post-match press conference.

«Physically, I didn't feel great. Then I ended up feeling great towards the end of the match. »I'm obviously devastated, but all credit to Karen.

He's a fighter. He's a warrior. I thought he served really good today.

Honestly, probably the best server I played in this tournament, to be honest, the way he was hitting his spots under pressure. «He just played the big points well, really wasn't anything in it. I'm just devastated, obviously.

I just feel like it was either winning it all or nothing at all, to be honest. I feel like I've just failed at this event right now. That's what it feels like.