Australia’s own Nick Kyrgios faces off against Russia’s Karen Khachanov in the quarter-finals of the 2022 US Open. Join The Roar for live game-by-round updates from 10:00am AEDT.
Expect a fiery encounter when two of the most outspoken tennis players come together for this epic battle. With a semi-final berth on the line, a heated Twitter exchange between the players from two years ago has resurfaced, just in time to add more fuel to the fire. Kyrgios called Khachanov a “pelican” when the two argued on social media about Covid-19 protocols.
23rd-ranked Kyrgios booked his spot in the quarter-finals after causing a huge upset against the world number one Daniil Medvedev 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-2i n the fourth round. He has become one of the favorites to take out the title after Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Open earlier this week.
Khachanov, who is ranked 27th, comes into this match off the back of a five-set win against Spain’s Pablo Carreno-Busta 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3.
These two have faced each other just twice before, with each player taking home a win.
Venue: Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows, New York
Start: 10:15am approx. AEST
Broadcast: 9GEM
Live stream: Stan Sport
Paul Suttor
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Paul Suttor
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Paul Suttor
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Game, set, match – Khachanov 7-4, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 After a very quick handshake at the net, Kyrgios zips up his bags and gets out of the place as quickly as possible
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Luck on his side - Khachanov tries a volley which clips the net and just drops over to set up two match points
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He's now up 30-15 after a Kyrgios forehand sails long
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Khachanov should have been up 30-0 after a lengthy rally on the second point but hit a forehand wide. It's 15-15
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Sets: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 2, Games: Kyrgios 4 Khachanov 5 Kyrgios goes crash, bang, wallop and holds serve to love. When they return from the change of ends, Khachanov will try to serve for the match
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Sets: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 2, Games: Kyrgios 3 Khachanov 5 Khachanov survives a few hairy moments, offering five second serves to Kyrgios, but he holds serve to be just one game away from a semi-final
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Sets: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 2, Games: Kyrgios 3 Khachanov 4 The Aussie goes 15-40 down with some careless tennis, then peels off a blistering ace before tying it up at deuce. Canberra's most famous Boston Celtics fan then forces an error and holds his nerve to hold serve with a drop shot.
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Sets: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 2, Games: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 4 The Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd is pro-Kyrgios but Khachanov drops just two points on his way to a 4-2 buffer
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Sets: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 2, Games: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 3 ... Kyrgios drops just one point on serve to comfotably get it back to a one-game deficit
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This has just come in fresh off the wire - haircuts are not a thing ... There was quite a hairy situation off court while Nick Kyrgios battled on court at the US Open. Two men's stay in the Arthur Ashe Stadium seats was cut short after one buzzed the other's head right there in the stands while Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov played their quarter-final on Tuesday night. They had clippers and the sort of cape a barber usually uses to keep a customer clean. Soon enough, social media users were all excited about how a YouTuber known for his pranks had pulled this one off. Tournament security removed the two from the match. "When someone saw it, security went to the two individuals. They were escorted out of their seats and then off the grounds for disruption of play," US Tennis Association Brendan McIntyre said, adding: "There's a first time time for anything."
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Sets: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 2, Games: Kyrgios 1 Khachanov 3 Kyrgios had a break point at 30-40 but fluffed it with a poor drop shot attempt. Khachanov held firm with a few big serves after deuce to open up a 3-1 advantage.
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ICYMI, courtisde haircuts are now a thing ...
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We've had a change in the blogging chair - these five-set marathons are too much for Danielle, who is cramping up and off in search of pickle juice.
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Sets: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 2, Games: Kyrgios 1 Khachanov 2 Kyrgios not going away, holding serve. Trailing now 2-1 in the fifth set.
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Sets: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 2, Games: Kyrgios 0 Khachanov 2 Kyrgios threw everything at him but Khachanov holds his serve. He leads the fifth set 2-0
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We have clicked over three hours now.....
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A 20-shot rally, and we are at 40-40, this game will go down to the wire!
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Sets: Kyrgios 2 Khachanov 2, Games: Kyrgios 0 Khachanov 1 We are into the fifth set, and Khachanov breaks serve to take the first game.