Nick Kyrgios thumped World No. 1 and defending champion Daniil Medvedev 6-7(1), 6-4, 6-2 within the second spherical of the 2022 Canadian Open. Kyrgios is at the moment within the type of his life, having reached the ultimate at Wimbledon final month, earlier than kicking off his preparations for the US Open by choosing up the ATP 500 title in Washington final week.
The Aussies put up a trademark serving masterclass on Wednesday, failing to concede a single break of serve with 12 aces and a 78% success charge on his first serve.
His first win over a present World No. 1 in 8️⃣ years 🙌
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Medvedev, who additionally got here into the event on the again of a triumph in Los Cabos final week, took benefit of an absence of focus on his opponent’s half within the first-set tiebreak, earlier than dealing with an enormous lapse himself to start with of the second set and all through the third.
With the triumph – which was his first over the World No. 1 in eight years – Kyrgios has now confirmed himself because the one to beat on the Masters 1000 occasion in Montreal this week, particularly following the losses of the opposite prime seeds within the opening levels.
Second seed Carlos Alcaraz was downed by America’s Tommy Paul within the second spherical. The Spanish teenage sensation has shortly risen as probably the greatest males’s gamers on this planet this yr, however after a stable begin in his first match in Montreal which noticed him go right into a set and a break lead, he finally unravelled, dropping management over his serve and groundstrokes to lose the tie 7-6(4), 6-7(7), 3-6.
Elsewhere, 20-year-old Briton Jack Draper took down third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight units. Tsitsipas was gradual to return out of the gates and his often dependable forehand leaked one too many errors as he gave up a break within the second set to lose 7-5, 7-6(4).
Kyrgios nonetheless has big-serving Hubert Hurkacz in his quarter, and the likes of Casper Ruud and Jannik Sinner within the draw.
The Aussie’s eight-match successful streak has not solely established him because the favorite for the Canada Masters, but in addition as one of many favourites for the US Open in New York subsequent month. A win towards compatriot Alex de Minaur subsequent spherical will affirm him to be seeded on the closing Major of the yr.
