US Open 2022 LIVE updates: Nick Kyrgios defeats world No.1 Daniil Medvedev as fellow Aussie Tomljanovic advances to final eight

Thanks for joining our live news coverage on what has been a wonderful day for Australian tennis.

We’ve witnessed a terrific win from Nick Kyrgios against the world No.1 and from Ajla Tomljanovic, who is also into the last eight at the US Open after her straight sets victory.

Both will be in action on Wednesday morning (AEST), so make sure you return to our mastheads to follow along for all the latest news, analysis and updates from Flushing Meadows.

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Beating Medvedev is a massive achievement in itself – Kyrgios will be chuffed to have exacted revenge after his second-round defeat earlier this year to the Russian at the Australian Open – but don’t forget that Australia’s best singles player is also dabbling in doubles at the US Open.

The player who Kyrgios defeated in the first round was in his box today. You guessed it, Thanasi Kokkinakis.

The pair are aiming to emulate their victory at the Australian Open this year when they continue their doubles campaign tomorrow.

Instead of a freshen-up before a quarter-final, Kyrgios will team up with his great mate in a fourth-round match against Lloyd Glasspool from Great Britain and Harri Heliövaara from Finland.

Perhaps the doubles is keeping Kyrgios sharp for his singles.

“Somebody from his box was like, ‘Come on, get him, man’. That’s not nice.”

Not a major deal, as Medvedev explains in the video below, but the Russian wasn’t pleased when someone from the Kyrgios team yelled something out before he was about to take a second serve.

The bottom line is Medvedev was completely outclassed.

Nick Kyrgios downed world number one Daniil Medvedev 7-6(11) 3-6 6-3 6-2 in an absorbing battle on Monday (AEST) to reach the US Open quarter-finals and end the Russian’s hopes for a title defence in New York.

With the loss to the Australian, there will be a new world number one when rankings are released after the year’s final Grand Slam.

This is the first time Kyrgios, 27, has reached the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows.

It also extends the recent run of high-level play for the 23rd-seed, who reached his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon in July.

In a meeting worthy of a Broadway show between two of the game’s biggest servers and most combustible personalities, it was Kyrgios who was the better in the match’s biggest moments, showing off a renewed focus and fitness. He outplayed Medvedev with the help of 21 aces.