Kyrgios and Khachanov meet once more after their ‘mental’ argument

Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov will star this Tuesday in some of the vibrant matches firstly of the US Open males’s quarterfinals. A gathering between two tennis gamers who’re having an ideal match, since Kyrgios defeated Daniil Medvedev and Khachanov did the identical with Pablo Carreño, however who even have previous quarrels that this new confrontation has as soon as once more highlighted.

Kyrgios and Khachanov, who’ve met twice on the ATP circuit (victory for Khachanov on the 2019 Masters 1,000 in Cincinnati and victory for Kyrgios on the 2020 Australian Open), saved a tense conflict on social networks in October 2020 that we are going to see the way it impacts the crossing between the 2.

This dialogue was motivated by Mats Wilander’s criticism of Andy Murray after his defeat at Roland Garros 2020 within the first spherical after receiving an invite. Kyrgios charged laborious at Wilander and Khachanov, who had defended him on earlier events, tried to reassure him, though it achieved the other impact, as Kyrgios informed him that he would “like to have an mental dialog with you, however I am undecided we’ll go any additional than how laborious you may hit a ball”, to which Khachanov responded with “It is you. the one you wish to struggle Should you do not perceive what I imply, then maybe you might be ‘too good’ to know. And subsequent time, earlier than you speak about my mind, learn at the least a couple of books as a substitute of taking part in video video games all day.”

With this precedent Kyrgios and Khachanov will star on this duel of ‘intellectuals’ through which the Russian desires to take a large step in his return to the elite (he turned quantity 8 on this planet in 2019), whereas Kyrgios desires to succeed in the ultimate of a Grand Slam after getting it at Wimbledon. No matter occurs, the present is assured.