Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has been eliminated from the US Open after losing to Russia’s Karen Khachanov in a tense quarter-final in New York.
Kyrgios, 27, who needed treatment on his left thigh after the first set, lost 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 to 27th seed Khachanov.
Khachanov is into his first major semi-final after edging the bigger points.
The 26-year-old plays Norwegian fifth seed Casper Ruud in the semi-final. Ruud beat 13th seed Matteo Berrettini 6-1 6-4 7-6 (7-4) to progress to the last four stage.
Rafael Nadal’s exit in the last 16 against American Frances Tiafoe on Monday means a first-time Grand Slam men’s singles champion will be crowned in New York on Sunday.
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And in the women category, French player Caroline Garcia ended American teenager Coco Gauff’s hopes in New York.
The 28-year-old 17th seed Garcia produced a clinical display to reach her first major semi-final with a 6-3 6-4 victory against the 18-year-old 12th seed.
Garcia will take on Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the semi-final.
Jabeur, runner-up at Wimbledon in July, secured her first US Open semi-final with a 6-4 7-6 (7-4) win.
The 28-year-old is the first African woman in the Open era to reach the last four in singles at Flushing Meadows.
The in-form Garcia is still yet to drop a set in New York, with this her 13th successive win in a streak that included her claiming her first WTA 1000 win in five years at Cincinnati.
