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Nick Kyrgios produced a serve-and-volley masterclass at the Canadian Open in Montreal on Wednesday, defeating world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-7(2) 6-4 6-2. 8 consecutive wins.
The top-seeded Russian seemed to have all the momentum as he won the first set tiebreaker.
However, the Australians regrouped and broke Medvedev's serve to start the second set and then came out of trouble in the next game to take a 2-0 lead.
The key moment of the match came in the fourth game of the third set when Kyrgios rushed from corner to corner with a backhand. It made the sun-soaked fans stand up.
First, Kyrgios, who won his 82% of his serves, fell in love in the final game and secured a spot in the round of 16.
Kyrgios wrote on TV, "Be strong." A post-victory camera lens mentions a mother suffering from health problems.
ALCARAZ UNLEASHED
Earlier in the day, the world No. 4 ranked Carlos Alcaraz's game inexplicably unraveled, blowing his points out of the match before allowing him to win. lost 6-7(4) 7-6(7) 6-3. In a charming second-round encounter by America's Tommy Paul.
Alcaraz looked headed for victory when he won the first set tiebreak, but in the second set He took a 4-1 lead.
But the 34th-ranked American regained break points in the seventh and ninth games.
Alcaraz was on the brink of victory as he scored his points in the match in the second-set tiebreak, but when Paul saved it, the 19-year-old Spaniard's challenge weakened, leaving him to win the match. struggled to overcome the disappointment that it never ended. A match in straight sets.
The American, who won his only ATP title at last year's Stockholm Open, unleashed his 14th winner in the third set.
Alcaraz saved his points in his four matches in the final, but there was no denying that Paul achieved his one of the biggest wins of his career.
Paul rocked the net in the next game, providing a low-key celebration.
His Casper Ruud of Norway survived a tense first set with his 7-6 (3) 6-3 victory over Slovakia's Alex Molcan.
Ruud had little trouble with his Molcan, hitting 13 aces and his 40 winners to set up a clash with Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.
Other second-round action was won by Australia's Alex de Minaur, Italy's Janik Sinner, Croatia's Marin Cilic, Spaniards Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreno Busta.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery, New York and Rory Carroll, Los Angeles; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)
