World No. 25 Nick Kyrgios‘ run at the 2022 US Open finally came to an end as the 23rd seed lost to 27th seeded Karen Khachanov in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam denying the Australian his second Grand Slam semi-final this season after the runner-up finish in Wimbledon.
Khachanov won the match 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(7), 6-4 in 3 hours and 39 minutes to become the first player to beat Kyrgios in the 5th set of a Grand Slam and also enter his first-ever major semi-final after what has been a rather dull season for the Russian.
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With Kyrgios looking to make merry of his form this season, the Australian suffered back-to-back defeats on consecutive days as he earlier lost the Men’s Doubles quarter-finals with Thanasi Kokkinakis and had to see himself lose against Khachanov missing out on the semi-final spot.
As expected, Kyrgios did not take the defeat sportingly and the Australian was back to his worst behaviour as he smashed two rackets in a fit of rage after losing the match. Nick showed respect to Karen at the net and to the umpire as well but didn’t reciprocate the same for his rackets smashing them one after the other.
Nick‘s behaviour was once again criticised by fans who seem to be fed up with the Australian’s antics every time he suffers a setback with some going to the extent of asking for a permanent ban on the controversial player who is known for paying massive fans due to his actions.
As Nick packs his bags and leaves for Australia to visit his sick parents and take a small break from tennis, Khachanov will take on 5th seeded Casper Ruud in the semi-finals as both men go looking for their first major.
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