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Australia's Nick Kyrgios put in a great performance at Thursday's Canadian Masters, defeating compatriot Alex De Minaur 6-2, 6-3.
The fiery Wimbledon finalist is playing the best tennis of his career and shows no signs of slowing down in Montreal. He won his first four games of the first set, with De Minaur only winning more than half. of his first serve point.
The two traded breaks to take the lead in the second set, but Kyrgios, 27, broke De Minaur on his third try in game three and broke again in game seven. .
Kyrgios looked briefly upset when he gave up the break in his second-to-last game, but got the job done in just over an hour. I regained my composure to end it and returned to love in the final game.
The win would move Kyrgios high enough in the rankings to be seeded at the US Open later this month.
``I did what I had to do. Playing to his strengths, he's a hell of a player. Fast," Kyrgios said of De Minaur in his post-match on-court remarks.
Kyrgios has won 15 of his last 16 games, and the day before he dominated Medvedev 6-7 (2) 6-4 6-2 in the serve-and-volley master class. He said the effort certainly came at a cost. It's day," he said.
“It was really tough mentally playing Alex today. Just mentally tough, it's never easy to play a friend like that, especially against an Australian."
Kyrgios said: He will face Poland's Hubert Hrkacz in the quarter-final round.
SUPERB AUGER-ALIASSIME
In the other match, Felix Auger-Aliassime delivered a strong serve as the Englishman defeated Cameron Norrie with his 6-3 6-4 victory at home. audience was delighted. Roberto Bautista Agut fought closely in three sets.
His 22-year-old Ogier, playing in his hometown of Montreal, his ariassim has sent his aces over 15 serves and scored his points on all but three first serves. and broke in his penultimate game of both sets on his court. .
British number 1 Norrie neatly wrapped up Thursday's affairs after committing his five double his faults to clinch his first ATP title in Rotterdam this year. Clinical Ogier had no momentum against his ariasime. 72 minutes.
"The people of Montreal are really proud people," he said, quoting Auger-Aliassime, who credited the crowd for helping his performance.
"We are a small community in the world. We support each other, especially in professional sports."
US Open semifinalists: He will face Norway's Caspar Ruud in the quarterfinals. The world's No. 7 team beat Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-4. (Reporting by Amy Tennery of New York and Nick Mulveny of Sydney; Editing by Ken Ferris)
