Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov are going to face off in a very interesting quarter-final on Wednesday at the US Open. When Kyrgios plays you can always anticipate something pyrotechnical coming from his match. We may expect some fireworks also after Kyrgios and Khachanov had a rather nasty altercation on social media a couple of years ago.
What happened between Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov?
Karen didn’t like when Kyrgios insulted Mats Wilander for criticizing Murray and publicly asked Nick to respect the legends. Kyrgios didn’t back off saying that he probably couldn’t have an “intellectual conversation” with him because the Russian could just hit balls hard. Khachanov replied, saying Nick should read some books instead of just playing video games.
Probably their relationship is now much better given the fact that Nick has calmed down. We will see it on Wednesday.
Clash #Kyrgios – #Khachanov sur Twitter. C'est vite monté dans les tours🤣.
Well, that escalated quickly. pic.twitter.com/xAiKY5HiLI
— Tennis Legend (@TennisLegende) September 30, 2020
Kyrgios at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.25, Nick owns a composed 35-9 record in 2022. The Australian is currently playing at the U.S. Open where he managed to beat the world no.70 Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3 6-4 7-64, the world no.50 Benjamin Bonzi 7-63 6-4 4-6 6-4, the world no.87 Jeff Wolf 6-4 6-2 6-3 and the world no.1 Daniil Medvedev 7-611 3-6 6-3 6-2.
Nick Kyrgios will play the world no.31 Karen Khachanov in the quarter. Their actual head to head record is 1-1.
The Australian conquered 1 title in 2022 in Washington. The Australian was the finalist in Wimbledon.
Nick won 7 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts and 1 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Khachanov at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022
At the moment ranked no.31, Karen has achieved a 30-20 record in 2022. The Russian is now competing at the U.S. Open where he managed to beat the world no.96 Denis Kudla 3-6 6-1 6-2 6-2, the world no.67 Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4, the world no.53 Jack Draper 6-3 4-6 6-5 ret. and the world no.15 Pablo Carreno-Busta 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-3.
Karen Khachanov will come up against the world no.25 Nick Kyrgios in the quarter. Their current record is 1-1.
Karen was the runner-up in Adelaide (Adelaide International 1).
Karen won 4 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 3 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Khachanov is scheduled to play next in Metz (Moselle Open). He will start from the main draw on the 19th of September. He is also scheduled to play in Metz (Moselle Open). The main draw will start on the 19th of September.
Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov squared off only twice. Their actual head to head record is 1-1. Previously, the last time they squared off, Nick Kyrgios won 6-2 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 6-7(7) 7-6(8) in the 3rd round in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov |
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