Epic tipped after Kyrgios win inspired by Federer

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Nick Kyrgios reached the quarter-finals of the US Open by channeling Roger Federer and is present connected a collision people to look Rafael Nadal successful the decider, an Australian tennis icon believes.

Wally Masur is successful awe of Kyrgios' show against Daniil Medvedev successful the 4th circular of the New York major, with the erstwhile top-line manager adjacent declaring his four-set triumph implicit the satellite No.1 "his finest infinitesimal frankincense acold successful his career".

"He's wrong the court, he's taking the shot connected the rise, he's being aggressive, it's playing hard-court tennis, he's playing hard-court tennis, and Nick, aft each these years, you are venturing forward. Thank you," Masur said connected Stan Sport's Grand Slam Daily.

"He's had the quality to bash this but has chosen not to. He's chosen to benignant of spell toed to toed with radical from the backmost ... of people helium has this superb service that keeps him successful each match.

"He showed america his afloat scope of creativity and flare (in the Medvedev clash). I mean, he's much Roger Federer than Rafael Nadal. Play similar it, beryllium creative, conscionable instrumentality the lucifer distant from your hostile and play it connected your presumption — and that's what helium did.

"Now, it's each precise good to accidental that, but you've got to execute — and execute helium did."

Kyrgios, the tournament's 23rd seed, volition conscionable 27th effect Karen Khachanov arsenic helium pursues a spot successful the semi-finals.

The head-to-head ledger betwixt Kyrgios and Khachanov is even, with the Russian defeating the Australian astatine the 2019 Cincinnati Open and Kyrgios hitting backmost astatine the 2020 Australian Open.

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Nadal, the antheral Masur is tipping to collide with Kyrgios successful the final, is hunting his 23rd singles expansive slam rubric and 3rd of this year, having conquered the Australian Open and Roland-Garros.

"I americium truthful beaten up implicit the years by what Nadal has achieved (that) I cannot disregard him," Masur said.

"You've got the apical fractional (of the draw), you've got the bottommost draw.

"I deliberation Nick volition get done to the final.

"I find it precise hard to disregard Rafa due to the fact that I've conscionable seen him bash truthful galore astonishing things implicit his career.

"But Nick's close there."

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