US Open 2022: Nick Kyrgios defeated world no. 1 Daniil Medvedev, qualifies for the quarterfinals

Daniil Medvedev has been eliminated from the US Open 2022 after losing to Nick Kyrgios in the men's singles. Men's tennis number one Medvedev lost in four sets in the last sixteen. The result of the game is 7-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in favor of Kyrgios which lasted for 2 hours 53 minutes.

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Kyrgios reached the Wimbledon 2022 final two months ago. Though, he lost to Novak Djokovic there. But this time, he did not make any mistake. Kyrgios defeated Medvedev four times in a total of five meetings with him. As a result, Medvedev could drop from the men's No. 1 spot after being knocked out of the US Open 2022. He could be replaced by one of Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz or Casper Rudd.

Match report:

Medvedev made 19 unforced errors in the entire match against Kyrgios. Kyrgios on the other hand played brilliantly. Australian tennis players hit 21 Aces in the whole match. Kyrgios has repeatedly troubled the Russian player near the net. He won 62 percent of the points at the net. Medvedev had to lose to Kyrgios' aggressive tennis.

Kyrgios broke Medvedev's serve in the first set. Even after falling behind, Medvedev did not give up. The set goes to a tiebreaker. There was also a time when he fell behind 3-5. He then won straight points to go ahead 8-7. Just then, Kyrgios stunned Medvedev with a backhand volley. In the end, Kyrgios won the first set by winning the tiebreaker 13-11.

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Medvedev returned to the match in the second set and Kyrgios was having trouble serving. The number one tennis player in the world exploited this weakness of the opponent. Medvedev broke Kyrgios' serve twice to win the second set 6-3.

It looked like Medvedev would increase the pressure in the third set. But Kyrgios began to trouble Medvedev by repeatedly coming to the net. Medvedev lost in his aggressive tennis by making random mistakes. He lost the third set in 3-6 games as well as the fourth set. It showed once again how difficult it is to stop Kyrgios once he gets into a rhythm. He did not give Medvedev time to stand. Kyrgios won the match by winning the fourth set 6-2.