VIDEO | Curious Kyrgios point: “Look like an idiot”

Sometimes brilliant, sometimes gaga - but always entertaining: Australia's tennis star Nick Kyrgios once again showed his many facets in his spectacular round of 27 victory at the US Open against dethroned defending champion Daniil Medvedev. In terms of sport, the Wimbledon finalist should now be one of the favorites - when it comes to entertainment, no one can fool the XNUMX-year-old anyway.

Kyrgios also put on a great show in the 7:6 (13:11), 3:6, 6:3, and 6:2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium against the Russian world number one. He played with the audience, complained to his box and the referee, hit the racket on the ground - and in the third set caused one of the strangest scenes in tournament history.

After an unsuccessful defensive action by Medvedev, the ball flew high into the air; it would have clearly landed on the Russian's side. But Kyrgios sprinted behind the net for fun and, grinning, volleyed the ball before it touched the ground. Because this did not comply with the rules, Medvedev received the point. “Well, that was... strange,” tweeted the organizers of the US Open, sharing a widely viewed video of the scene. An up and down Now he “looks like an idiot,” Kyrgios said afterwards with a smile in the interview on the pitch, which was conducted by ex-professional Patrick McEnroe. This reassured him: His brother John, a seven-time Grand Slam tournament winner, had “no idea” that the action was not compliant with the rules.

In terms of sport, Kyrgios showed ups and downs. Highly concentrated in the first set and strong nerves in the tie break with two outstanding stops, undisciplined and erratic in the second set. But the world number 25. quickly caught himself and played himself into a frenzy from the middle of the third set. Medvedev was literally paraded towards the end of the match. The curse of the defending champion This means that the defending champions' curse ends with the last one Grand Slam tournament of the year. Since Roger Federer could in 2008 no male tennis professional again in the year after winning a title triumph. Medvedev also loses his lead thanks to the early exit lose in the world rankings after the event. Kyrgios scores in Quarterfinals against the Russian Karen Khachanov. “I never played well here and I’m glad I was able to show my talent to New York.” Nick Kyrgios “I want to go all the way,” said Kyrgios, who always seems to walk between genius and madness. He was also fined $7500 at the US Open for spitting on the floor in anger. But he wants to work on his bully image. He trains harder, goes to bed earlier, has a great girlfriend. “I never played well here and I'm glad I was able to show my talent to New York,” he said. The fans cheered at this sentence, they felt very entertained by Nick Kyrgios that evening.

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VIDEO | Curious Kyrgios point: “Look like an idiot”

Nick Kyrgios eliminated defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the round of 16 at the US Open and thoroughly entertained the audience. The Australian is a bit embarrassed by a strange scene afterwards.

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