LIVE: Teen rubbishes Kyrgios' 'bad guy' image

Teen American prima Coco Gauff delivered a monolithic rap for Nick Kyrgios aft advancing to the circular of 16 astatine the US Open, revealing her affable experiences with the Australian and challenging his estimation arsenic a "bad guy".

Gauff had glowing words for the erstwhile satellite No.13 aft defeating compatriot Madison Keys 6-2, 6-3 successful the 3rd circular astatine Flushing Meadows.

The tournament's 12th effect formed her representation backmost to a mates of occasions successful her aboriginal teens erstwhile Kyrgios stuck astir aft grooming to assistance her with her game.

"I cognize there's things connected the tribunal that helium does that radical don't hold with. I astir apt don't hold with immoderate things," Gauff said.

"But it's conscionable things similar (hitting with a young kid) that stands retired for me.

"That's wherefore I consciousness similar I tin ne'er dislike him ... due to the fact that perpetually erstwhile I spot him around, he's ever saying hello.

"It's conscionable moments similar that that radical don't truly spot astir him. So I deliberation radical overgarment him arsenic a atrocious guy. I consciousness astir the grounds, astatine slightest my acquisition of him, he's not."

Gauff and Kyrgios are present acceptable to stock Arthur Ashe Stadium successful the 4th round, with the 18-year-old awaiting a clash with China's Zhang Shuai and the 27-year-old zeroing successful connected a lucifer against apical effect Daniil Medvedev.

Kyrgios overcame American J.J. Wolf 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 successful the 3rd round.

"I deliberation successful the extremity it helped maine successful the agelong tally arsenic a subordinate hitting with him," Gauff added.

"He told maine bully things astir my game. At that clip I'm like, 'Nick Kyrgios thinks I'm a bully player'. You commencement to judge that and summation assurance successful that."

History is connected Kyrgios' broadside connected the cusp of his lucifer against Medvedev, with the head-to-head grounds 3-1 successful the Canberran's favour.

"If helium keeps it up, I deliberation helium tin spell far. He tin triumph the tournament," Gauf said.

"We each cognize helium has the quality to.

"He was adjacent astatine Wimbledon.

"I always, ever basal for him, nary substance who he's playing, to beryllium honest."