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

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. Speaking afterwards, Kyrgios said: «This is the fourth meeting we’ve had and I’ve had some success against him [Medvedev] in the past.

»But he’s beaten me before [as well]. I feel like we know each other’s games well. 'Maybe I'll have the chance' — Swiatek hopes to face Williams before retirement Nadal confirms he will play in Cincinnati ahead of US Open Alcaraz stunned by Paul in Montreal after squandering match point «I’m not the type of player that goes into this match looking at rankings or anything like that, it’s just who I’m playing and what kind of ball they’re giving me.

»I had a very clean objective of how I was going to play, a lot of serve-and-volley, a lot of aggressive play from the back. «I executed better than he did, that’s all it comes down to. »He won the first set and I feel like I had opportunities there as well, so hopefully I can just keep this