Karen Khachanov outlasted Nick Kyrgios at the US Open securing a semi-final and he was really proud of it.
It was as superb win for Khachanov who overcame 31 aces from Kyrgios and very vocal support for the ustralian to win the 5-setter after almost four hours of play. He was very excited after the match exclaiming:
"I did it! I did it!. I'm really proud of myself, I was focused from the beginning to the end. It was a crazy match but I came ready to fight and to play five sets."
He further added:
“From the beginning until the end, great performance - at least I will talk about myself, from my side. I stayed there. I waited for my chances. I created them as well. I'm super happy, super proud that I could finish the match, I could take it. Serving for the match [is] never easy. [I am] just super happy to do this step forward to make my first semi-final.”