Nick Kyrgios

A disconsolate Nick Kyrgios says he feels he has "let so many people down" after losing to Karen Khachanov in five sets.

I can stay focused and try to win the next set. "I'm really proud of myself. "He just played the big points well. That's what you're remembered by." I just feel like it was either winning it all or nothing at all, to be honest. He's a fighter.

NEW YORK— Nick Kyrgios said winning is the only thing that matters at a Grand Slam and that he was “devastated” by his five-set loss to Karen Khachanov in ...

You should just run up and show up at a Grand Slam. I feel like I’ve just failed at this event right now.” “I think pretty much every other tournament during the year is a waste of time really. “All people remember at a Grand Slam, whether you win or you lose,” he said. “Just feel like it was either winning it all or nothing at all, to be honest. NEW YORK— Nick Kyrgios said winning is the only thing that matters at a Grand Slam and that he was “devastated” by his five-set loss to Karen Khachanov in the U.S.

Nick Kyrgios smashes his racket after being defeated by Karen Khachanov in the US Open quarterfinals. (CNN) This US Open seemed like a golden opportunity ...

You should just run up and show up at a grand slam, that’s what you’re remembered by.” “That’s all people remember at a grand slam, whether you win or you lose. He will now face Casper Ruud on Friday for a place in the US Open final. Kyrgios’ momentum seemed to spill over into the third set as he engineered two break points in Khachanov’s opening service game, then another two at 4-4. “Serving for the match [is] never easy. Everyone is carrying a bit of a niggle right now.”

'Honestly feel like s**t': Emotional Kyrgios 'mentally devastated' after US Open loss.

At the end of the match I honestly felt fine. I just feel like I play in Tokyo and stuff. “Just (the) knee is sore,” he said. Like, I feel like at the Grand Slams, now having success at a Grand Slam it’s just like no other tournament really matters. “I think pretty much every other tournament during the year is a waste of time. I honestly feel like shit. And it’s just like you’ve gotta start it all again, and I have to wait to the Australian Open. I feel like I’ve just failed at this event right now. I feel like I’ve let so many people down,” adding he was “mentally devastated” by the defeat. It’s like you get better, you get worse, and at a Grand Slam none of it matters. I just feel like it was either winning it all, or nothing at all to be honest. He just played the big points well.

Karen Khachanov of Russia needed five sets to put Kyrgios away, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-4. He will play Casper Rudd of Norway in the semifinals on Friday.

In the finals he [lost in four sets to Djokovic](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/10/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-kyrgios-wimbledon.html), who won his 21st Grand Slam singles title. The sport, and the expectations that had been placed on him when he burst onto the scene as a 19-year-old, Djokovic’s refusal to receive a vaccination for Covid-19 prevented him from entering the country to participate, and then Nadal had been eliminated in the fourth round. The victory both lit a fire in Kyrgios and also taught him how much commitment and energy playing a Grand Slam to the finish over two weeks required. [Kyrgios to face a charge](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/sports/tennis/kyrgios-assault-wimbledon.html) of assaulting his former girlfriend in Canberra last December. He played little during the early days of the pandemic, choosing not to travel the world to play in empty stadiums. After losing two golden chances to break Khachanov’s serve late in the third set, he smashed his racket on the ground and later smacked a television camera with his hand. Instead he fought to the bitter end, whipping forehands and pounding serves, moaning as he chased down shots against a stubborn player who managed to come up with his own big serves when needed, including on the final point, one last bomb down the middle of the court. He also kept his emotions in check, even as the crowd rallied behind Kyrgios — New York has always loved a showman — and heckled the Russian. On Monday, Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion, [lost in fourth sets to Frances Tiafoe](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/05/sports/tennis/us-open-nadal-tiafoe.html), a rising American. He struggled all night to crack the code of Khachanov’s serve, especially on his rare chances to break it. He will play Casper Rudd of Norway in the semifinals on Friday.

This US Open seemed like a golden opportunity for Nick Kyrgios to win his first-ever grand slam.

You should just run up and show up at a grand slam, that's what you're remembered by." "Serving for the match [is] never easy. He will now face Casper Ruud on Friday for a place in the US Open final. Kyrgios' momentum seemed to spill over into the third set as he engineered two break points in Khachanov's opening service game, then another two at 4-4. Everyone is carrying a bit of a niggle right now." "Obviously I've been playing a lot of tennis the last couple months ...

NEW YORK — Karen Khachanov upset Nick Kyrgios 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 at the US Open on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the ...

We played again for almost four hours and that’s the only way to beat Nick I think.” Khachanov grabbed the third set and the players exchanged breaks early in the fourth to set up a tiebreaker dominated by Kyrgios. But he persevered and broke early in the second set, which he claimed with a crosscourt backhand winner as he began to grow more animated, yelling at the players box for encouragement and bringing the crowd to its feet with some spectacular shotmaking.

Nick Kyrgios falls to Karen Khachanov in five sets in the US Open quarterfinals to end his bid for a maiden Grand Slam title.

You should just run up and show up at a Grand Slam. I feel like I’ve just failed at this event right now.” “I think pretty much every other tournament during the year is a waste of time really.

NIck Kyrgios' disappointment shone through after his 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 quarter-final defeat to Karen Khachanov at the US Open, where the Australian ...

[Citi Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview) ATP 500 event in Washington. [Thanasi Kokkinakis](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/thanasi-kokkinakis/kd46/overview), [Benjamin Bonzi](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/benjamin-bonzi/bm95/overview) and [J.J. capital alongside Kokkinakis, and the Australian Open-winning pair is still in with a strong chance of qualifying for November’s [Nitto ATP Finals](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/nitto-atp-finals/605/overview). Wolf](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jj-wolf/w09g/overview) before delivering a stunning fourth-round performance to end [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview)’s title defence. I just split-stepped and just tweaked it a little bit. 19 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, making him the No. Having been outside the Top 100 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings as recently as March, Kyrgios’ run this fortnight has lifted him to No. Just feel like it was either winning it all or nothing at all, to be honest. Despite adding a maiden quarter-final appearance in New York to his impressive list of achievements in recent months, the Australian’s desire to go deeper in the draw made it hard for him to take positives from his five-set loss. “[I] just came out flat,” said Kyrgios. He's a fighter. “It's just devastating.

Karen Khachanov made his first Grand Slam semifinal at the U.S. Open. Nick Kyrgios took out some of his frustration on a pair of rackets.

After the opener, Kyrgios complained of a sore knee and was visited by a trainer. Kyrgios had a chance to break again at 4-all in the third, but couldn’t convert, flubbing a forehand, then spiked his racket. I was expecting that the crowd would be more for him, that he was the favorite in their eyes,” said the No. The breakthrough at Wimbledon, and two recent victories over No. “I did a step forward.” Not far away, Nick Kyrgios took out some of his frustration at the so-close-yet-so-far result on a pair of rackets. By the end, the late-staying spectators were pulling for Kyrgios loudly. Then, for good measure, Kyrgios grabbed yet another racket out of his bag, reared back and hit that one on the sideline, too. “I’m really proud of myself,” Khachanov said. You should just run up and show up at a Grand Slam. Karen Khachanov stood on court, arms raised, basking in a rowdy crowd’s cheers after reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at the U.S. “Pretty much every other tournament during the year is a waste of time, really.

A "devastated" Nick Kyrgios has admitted Grand Slam events are the only ones he cares about anymore after being knocked out in the US Open quarter-finals.

"I'm obviously devastated but all credit to Karen. I just split stepped, tweaked it a little bit and ended up feeling fine. I didn't end up feeling it towards the third, fourth and fifth. "That's all people remember at a Grand Slam. I just feel like I've failed right now," Kyrgios said. "I don't really care about any other tournament.

It was Kyrgios's fifth sanction of the tournament after he was earlier punished for bad language and spitting. His fines totaled $32,500 although the sum will ...

[left him “devastated”.](https://sports.inquirer.net/476225/dejected-nick-kyrgios-feels-like-he-failed-at-us-open) [five-set quarter-final loss](https://sports.inquirer.net/476207/us-open-khachanov-topples-kyrgios-to-reach-semis) on Tuesday. Nick Kyrgios was fined $14,000 on Wednesday for his spectacular double racquet smashing tantrum at the end of his US Open defeat to Karen Khachanov.

Infamous for his hotheaded temperament, Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios gets a $14000 fine for smashing two rackets after exiting the 2022 US Open.

I feel like I’ve just failed at this event right now.” – Rappler.com “Just feel like it was either winning it all or nothing at all, to be honest. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the Round of 16 at Flushing Meadows, said he felt like his efforts in New York counted for nothing after losing to Khachanov.