Athletistic/Tennis. On Wednesday, September 7, Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov achieved a small sporting feat by defeating Australian Nick Kirios in a grueling US Open quarter-final – 7:5, 4:6, 7:5, 6:7, 6:4.

The match in New York lasted 3 hours and 41 minutes – spectators and match participants experienced a real test on Wednesday. In the last set, an exciting tennis battle turned into a battle of temper and nerves – there was not enough tennis on the court. It is all the more pleasing that the victory went to the 26-year-old native of Moscow.

At one point in the match, the Aussie frankly lost his temper – his behavior went beyond sport and became downright rude. Khachanov responded to the antics of the Australian with dignified silence, thereby surpassing the opponent not only in tennis – in the character struggle Karen also turned out to be stronger than Nick.

In the last match, with the score 1-0, Khachanov laid down a fantastic ace, which caused a strong storm of emotions in his team. Kirios was so annoyed by the applause given to his opponent that he just went wild – in response to Khachanov’s support, Nick tried to parody the Russian fans’ reaction, weirdly wrinkling his face and sticking his tongue out . From the side, Nick’s gesture looked like something completely unnecessary and superfluous – at that moment the Aussie surrendered, everyone understood!

Afterwards, Kirios made several more attempts at psychological pressure – bottles of water flew around the pitch – but Khachanov’s inflexibility and stubbornness carried him confidently to the semi-finals of the competition.

The main skate of Khachanov in the match with Kiris was the first serve and a chic backhand, which brought Karen the lion’s share of points and gave the opponent psychologically. At the end of the match, Nick gave another unpleasant scene – the tennis player began to break his racket right in front of the stand of the chief referee of the match. At the same time, Khachanov himself deliberately maintained dead silence, which only underlined the contrast in the mental preparation of the opponents for the match on the court of the Billie Jean King Tennis Center.

Thus, for the first time in his career, 26-year-old Khachanov reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam tournament, and even avenged Kirios for Daniil Medvedev, whom the Australian kicked out of the US grid Open-2022 during the quarter-final of the competition.

Of course, Khachanov’s success has not gone unnoticed by foreign tennis fans. Yes, initially the fans were expecting another Russian in the semi-finals – Daniil Medvedev – but for Karen, Western tennis fans found kind words.

We bring to your attention the brightest statements from English-speaking tennis fans on the official US Open YouTube channel.

Rho:

– Fully deserved victory. Obviously, Khachanov is a very hardworking guy. You can see how much he has improved his backhand lately. Today, he showed steadfastness and defeated not only the determined Kirios, but also the public, commentators and the media. And he did it with great tact.

NicolasMTS:

– Congratulations to Liam Hemsworth on the first Grand Slam semi-final of his career!

James Kent:

– How happy I am for Khachanov! Well, it’s worth noting how calmly the audience in the stands reacted to his success after the final draw.

Kingston:

– Karen took on Nick and the crowd, and still won! This requires an enviable psychological stability. Today, he demonstrated it at the level of Novak Djokovic.

Recall that already today, September 9, Khachanov will fight in the semifinals of the competition with the representatives of Norway Kasper Ruud, who ranks seventh in the ATP ranking.

Spaniard Carlos Alcaras and American Francis Tiafoe will compete for the second ticket to the US Open final.

Delia Turner:

– Fantastic game. Well done Karine! I am for him throughout the tournament.

Nhat Long Vu:

– It’s a victory! Here is the bomb! Fair fire! Khachanov gave the best game of his career today! (Unless you count his win over Djokovic in the 2018 Masters final in Paris.)

John Wallace:

– What a cool fight it was! Almost all the spectators in the arena cheered against Khachanov. Fortunately, Karen finally gave them what they deserved.

John McCane:

– Dear Karen, accept my big congratulations! What match did you play today and what victory did you win? Cheer! Come on Karen, never stop!