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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong-seok Ahn = ‘Evil’ Nick Kyrios (25th, Australia) defeated Dani Medvedev (Russia), the ‘defending champion’ and world No. ) advanced to the quarterfinals of the tennis tournament.
Kyrios defeated Medvedev 3-1 (7-6) in the men’s singles round of 16 match on the 7th day of the tournament at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, USA on the 5th (Korean time) 3-6 6-3 6-2) defeated.
Although Kirios is said to have a natural talent for tennis, he often fails to control his emotions on the court and does not perform as expected.
However, following winning runner-up at Wimbledon this year, he showed a different image, and with this victory, he advanced to the quarterfinals twice in a row at the major tournament for the first time in his life.
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Kyrios’ next opponent is Karen Khachanov (31st, Russia), who defeated Pablo Carreño Busta (15th, Spain) 3-2 (4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3). .
Their head-to-head record is tight, with 1 win and 1 loss, and among them, in the most recent third round of the 2020 Australian Open, Kyrios won 3-2 following a full set match. At that time, there were four tie-breaks.
Medvedev ended the year without winning a major.
Medvedev, who won this competition last year, finished runners-up at the Australian Open and reached the round of 16 at the French Open this year. Wimbledon might not compete because the organizers did not allow Russian players to participate.
Although the frequency has decreased compared to the past, Kyrios’s ‘sudden behavior’ still emerged on this day.
In the second game of the 3rd set, Kyrios had a break, and Medvedev’s shot soared into the sky and crossed the court.
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Medvedev’s shot mightn’t go over the net, but before that, Kyrios hit the ball and Medvedev scored the point, and Medvedev saved his sub game in the end.
The two players were tight with 21 Kyrios and 22 Medvedev in the sub-ace, but Kyrios led 53-49 in the winner.
Last year’s U.S. Open champion Medvedev, who lost that day, was given first place in the world rankings announced on the 12th following the tournament.
According to the results of this competition, one of Rafael Nadal (3rd place), Carlos Alcaras (4th place, Spain), and Casper Rood (7th place, Norway) will become the new first place.
Roude beat Corentin Mouth (112th, France) 3-1 (6-1 6-2 6-7) 6-2) and advanced to the quarterfinals.
On this day, Alejandro Davidovich Pokina (39th, Spain) 3-2 (3-6 7-6) 6-3 4-6 6-2), Matteo Beretini (14th, Italy) will face Ruud in the quarterfinals.
In their opponent’s record, Ruud leads Beretini 3-2.
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“Women’s Tennis Star” Koko Goff (12th place, USA) defeated Shui Zhang (36th, China) 2-0 (7-5 7-5) and advanced to the quarterfinals of this tournament for the first time in her life.
Born in 2004, Goff, who has been raising expectations for the future of women’s tennis in the United States, has performed well in singles in other major tournaments, such as finishing eighth and runner-up at the French Open last year and this year, respectively. I’ve never climbed more than 3 rounds in singles.
Goff’s next opponent is Caroline Garcia (17th, France), who came up following beating Alison Lisk Amritrazy (29th, USA) 2-0 (6-4 6-1).
Goff has two wins once morest Garcia.
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