Nick Kyrgios ‘devastated’ after quarterfinal defeat to Karen Khachanov as he destroys two rackets on court
Kyrgios says he was ‘devastated’ by his match-up against the World No. 1, who beat him in the opening round
Kyrgios was on course for a record of his own in his first year at the Open
He broke his opponent in four of the eight games
World No. 1 Karen Khachanov, seeded 7, beat American qualifier Andrey Rublev 8-4, 7-5, to set up a quarterfinal against Kyrgios
World No. 1 Karen Khachanov, seeded 7, beats American qualifier Andrey Rublev 8-4, to set up a quarterfinal against Kyrgios
World No. 1 Karen Khachanov, seeded 7, beat American qualifier Andrey Rublev, seeded 8, to set up a quarterfinal against Kyrgios
World No. 1 Karen Khachanov, seeded 7, beats American qualifier Andrey Rublev, seeded 8, to set up a quarterfinal against Kyrgios
‘We got there and we lost because I made too many mistakes,’ the 26-year-old told The Wall Street Journal.
‘I missed a couple of balls, I made some crazy bad shots and it just wasn’t enough. He’s been playing better.
‘I’m really disappointed. If it was you and me, I don’t think it would be that easy.’
Kyrgios, who has been a constant presence for a year on tour and notched an impressive result on his debut season by reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon before collapsing on his first serve, lost 7-5 6-2 6-2 to the world No. 2 Khachanov in the opening round.
Kyrgios was on course for a record of his own in his first year at the
