US Open 2022: Khachanov upsets Nick Kyrgios in quarterfinals

The Grand Slam is heading towards its business end.

The 2022 edition of the US Open has been very entertaining up to this point and excellent tennis action was witnessed again on the ninth day of the event. For the past few days, tennis stars have been fighting in multiple categories, trying to advance into the championship. Nick Kyrgios’ journey in Men’s Singles came to an end as he lost to Karen Khachanov in the quarters. The 26-year-old Russian enters his first major semi-final after eliminating the 2022 Wimbledon finalist in an epic five-setter

In the end, the score read 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(3-7), 6-4 in the favour of Khachanov. The defeat brought out the frustration inside Kyrgios who broke a couple of racquets after the match was over. On the other hand in Women’s Singles, Coco Gauff suffered a defeat at the hands of France’s Caroline Garcia. The lower ranked player knocked out the American by a 6-3, 6-4 straight sets win. This leaves Jessica Pegula as the sole American in this particular bracket.

A lot of other high-profile players were in action on the ninth day of the US Open Grand Slam. Here is a roundup of key results from yet another entertaining day of the 2022 US Open in New York:

Men’s Singles

Casper Ruud enters the semi-final after a dominating display against Matteo Berrettini of Italy. The fifth seed won the quarter-final fixture by a 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(7-4) score. It took him merely two hours and 36 minutes to finish the contest. The Norwegian star will face Karen Khachanov in the next round which aims to be a mouth-watering clash.

Women’s Singles

Ons Jabeur is showing more signs of brilliance as she is progressing into the tournament. The fifth-seeded Tunisian eased past Australia’s Ajla Tomljanović. Jabeur is the highest seed still playing in Women’s Singles and made her way into the semi-final following a 6-4, 7-6(7-4) score. She will face Caroline Garcia who broke American hearts by defeating Coco Gauff.

Men’s Doubles

Top seeds in Men’s Doubles Rajeev Ram of the USA and Joe Salisbury of the UK had to dig deep to ensure passage into the semis. They came up against Hugo Nys / Jan Zieliński and got the victory after a 6-4, 6-7(3-7), 6-4 score. Second seeds and third seeds Neal Skupski / Wesley Koolhof and Marcelo Arévalo / Jean-Julien Rojer will face each other in the next round after winning their respective matches as well.

Women’s Doubles

The 10th seeded pairing of  Ellen Perez and Nicole Melichar-Martinez were winners on the day and made their way into the semi-final. They beat Kirsten Flipkens and Sara Sorribes Tormo by 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-4 in a brilliant comeback win.