MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World quantity two Daniil Medvedev put an finish to the Nick Kyrgios show at this yr’s Australian Open on Thursday, dumping out the mercurial native hope with a medical 7-6(1) 6-4 4-6 6-2 victory to reach the third round.
A capability 50% crowd cheered on each Kyrgios level at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena however regardless of their fanatic help, the Australian maverick couldn’t discover a well past the U.S. Open champion who confirmed nerves of metal.
An impressed Kyrgios pressured a break of serve within the third set to take the match into the fourth however Medvedev, who’s the highest-ranked males’s participant remaining following Novak Djokovic’s deportation, quickly regained management.
A double break within the fourth set made it look straightforward for final yr’s Australian Open finalist and he’ll subsequent meet 57th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands for a spot within the fourth round.
“I got here to win this match and I’m blissful to do it,” mentioned Medvedev. “It’s not straightforward once you get booed between the primary and second serve. I had to keep calm.”
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; enhancing by Pritha Sarkar)
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