Kyrgios' Serena tribute after clinching Medvedev match

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Nick Kyrgios has breezed into the 4th circular of the US Open, crushing American JJ Wolf successful consecutive sets.

Kyrgios looked arsenic though helium hardly got retired of 2nd cogwheel arsenic helium breezed done successful nether 2 hours 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

He won the lucifer with a stunning backhander to interruption Wolf for the 5th clip successful the match. He volition look satellite No.1 Daniil Medvedev successful the 4th circular - a situation helium volition nary uncertainty relish.

In his courtside interview, Kyrgios said helium knew helium was going to person a pugnacious conflict against the crowd.

"It was a precise pugnacious lucifer for me, I knew JJ is simply a location assemblage favourite truthful I knew I had to beryllium connected my guns today, service well, but I'm conscionable truly excited to determination guardant and play Medvedev - if he's winning," helium said.

Talking astir the imaginable of facing the satellite No.1 next, Kyrgios said helium was much than acceptable for the challenge, particularly arsenic helium grows successful assurance successful the look of criticism.

"I've grown immoderate heavy tegument successful this game, definitely with a batch of disapproval and I'm conscionable truly blessed to flooded it and beryllium confident.

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"I'm doing it for my squad arsenic well, you cognize we've each distant from location present for a portion truthful I'm playing for each the radical backmost location arsenic well.

"This is the furthest I've ever gone successful the US Open truthful it's a peculiar twelvemonth for maine already, let's anticipation I tin support it going."

Kyrgios sent down 21 aces successful the match, but besides conceded 5 double-faults.

On paper, the lucifer wasn't arsenic one-sided arsenic the scorecard suggests. The cardinal quality betwixt the 2 was successful interruption points. Kyrgios won 5 of his 11 chances - astatine 1 constituent helium was 4 from 4 - portion Wolf won nary from 7 chances.

For his standards, Kyrgios remained calm and composed throughout.

After the match, helium took a infinitesimal to honour Serena Williams, who mislaid her lucifer against Ajla Tomljanovic astatine the aforesaid clip Kyrgios was connected court. He admitted some helium and his hostile were pursuing her advancement connected scoreboards connected the large screens.

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"She's had a vocation I deliberation that nary 1 other volition emulate," helium said.

"You've got a mates connected the men's broadside who are trying to drawback her successful expansive slams, but (Rafael) Nadal, Serena, (Roger) Federer, Novak (Djokovic) ... these are once-in-a-generation athletes.

"I wouldn't enactment myself successful the aforesaid class ever, but it was a peculiar infinitesimal for her I'm sure.

"She won 2 matches and astir got connected apical determination truthful that's a hellhole of a mode to spell out.

"I admit what she's done and I'm definite everyone successful this gathering does arsenic well."

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