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It’s been a wild 24 hours at the US Open, with upsets, fines and a wide open men’s draw dominating the headlines.
The Special Ks are out of the men’s doubles, Rafael Nadal has been sent packing from the singles and Nick Kyrgios has been handed another big fine for his on-court antics.
Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis lost a thrilling three set match to 11th seeds Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliövaara
While disappointing, it will allow Kyrgios to focus on his singles, where he is now the tournament favourite after Nadal’s shock exit.
The Spanish Bull was dumped by American Frances Tiafoe, going down in four sets, 6-4 4-6
Nadal’s exit follows world number 1 Daniil Medvedev who was ousted by Kyrgios on Monday.
Adding to the drama, Kyrgios was also fined again for his on-court behaviour during his victory over Medvedev.
The US Open announced overnight Kyrgios had been fined $5,900 for an “audible obscenity”.
It isn’t the first time he has been fined this tournament.
Kyrgios was hit with the biggest fine of the tournament ($11,000) for “spitting and audible obscenities” during his second-round victory.
He was also fined $5,900 for racquet abuse during an earlier doubles match with Thanasi Kokkinakis.
His latest fine means he has coughed up AUD$23,000.
BRILLIANT TIAFOE SENDS NADAL CRASHING OUT OF US OPEN
Frances Tiafoe produced the performance of a lifetime to send Rafael Nadal crashing out of the US Open in a stunning fourth round upset on Monday.
Tiafoe, who had only reached one major championship quarter-final in his career before, shattered Nadal’s hopes of adding to his record collection of 22 Grand Slam singles titles with victory.
A packed Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd roared in delight as the 24-year-old 22nd seed bombarded Nadal with 18 aces and 49 winners to seal victory in 3hr 34min.
The win sends Tiafoe into a last eight showdown against Russian ninth seed Andrey Rublev on Wednesday.
“I don’t even know what to say right now,” Tiafoe said after his superb victory.
