Nick Kyrgios beats defending champion Daniil Medvedev in four ‘amazing’ sets to reach US Open quarter-finals

Nick Kyrgios ended Daniil Medvedev’s US Open reign and reached the quarter-finals with a supreme four-set victory under the lights of the Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The standout fourth-round meeting saw the world No 1 take on the recent Wimbledon finalist, and it was Kyrgios who played a level above, winning through 7-6(11) 3-6 6-2 6-2.

The victory sees Kyrgios book a meeting with Karen Khachanov for a place in the semis, while Medvedev will lose his No. 1 ranking once the tournament is over – with Rafael Nadal in pole position to replace him.

“It was an amazing match,” said No. 23 seed Kyrgios. “Obviously Daniil is the defending champion and a lot of pressure on his shoulders, but I’ve been playing great recently. What a place to do it. Packed house in New York. I’m extremely blessed.

“People were really starting to doubt my ability to pull out matches like this at majors. I’m really proud of myself because it hasn’t been easy dealing with all the criticism.

“I’m just trying to make every practice session count, getting to sleep—I would probably be out every night before. I’m just glad I’m finally able to show New York my talent. I haven’t had many good trips here, to be honest.”

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