Nick Kyrgios

Stefanos Tsitsipas' US Open woes continued as he suffered a 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 loss to Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round on Tuesday.

After losing a close first set in a tiebreak, Tsitsipas rallied to win the second and level the match, but appeared to have an abdominal issue late on before slumping to defeat in three hours and 54 minutes.

The Serb won 7:6 (3), 4:6, 6:2, 6:3 at 30 Melbourne degrees Celsius and after an almost four-hour battle.
Only after two and a half hours of play, at the opening of the third set, did Djokovic make the first break, after 15 missed opportunities, and therefore broke the match against the awkward American.

Nick Kyrgios has remained a doubt for Wimbledon after pulling out of the Mallorca Open amid knee injury concerns.

The Australian, 28, said he was still hoping to compete at the London Grand Slam, where he finished runner-up to Novak Djokovic last year.

The former world number one arrived in a great mood at the place of great success, opening this years competition with Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baeño.

This means that the two can only meet in the final, it was decided by draw.

MELBOURNE - Serbia's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic and Spaniard Rafael Nadal, his biggest rival at the upcoming Australian Open, are on the opposite sides of the draw for the tournament and will not meet before the final.

Kyrgios was due to take part in the Adelaide tournament, which serves as a "warm-up" for the AO, but the 27-year-old pulled out with an ankle injury.

In an electric four-set match, Nick Kyrgios proved too much for 2021 US Open champion and No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev, advancing to his first US Open quarterfinals, 7-6(11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
It was the Australian's fourth win in five career encounters with Medvedev, and his second straight after a 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-2 second-round match last month in Montreal.

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The Serbian ace stood out on the all-time list, as this is his 32nd Grand Slam final in his career.
He is followed by Roger Federer with 31, as well as Rafael Nadal, who played in the Grand Slam final 29 times.