Kyle Edmund’s superb run at the US Open ended in disappointment as the British No 4 was blown away by Novak Djokovic in their fourth round clash.
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Kyle Edmund has acknowledged that he has enjoyed a “great tournament” at the US Open, despite being outclassed by Novak Djokovic on Sunday night.
But world number 84 Edmund can certainly look back on his time in NY with fond memories, following wins over 13th seed Richard Gasquet and 20th seed John Isner.
The Serb kept himself busy on the practice courts but was happy to cut loose against an actual opponent, making 21-year-old Edmund the target of his arsenal of rifled groundstrokes, angled volleys, pinpoint passing shots, lobs and drop shots. “I’m just still working on getting better”, she said.
“I thought I came out, really, from the blocks very good, playing with a high intensity”.
“From the other side, sure, as you are approaching (the) second week of the Grand Slams”, he continued, “you want to have match play and you want to have time spent on the center court before you face one of the top players”. “After a weird couple of rounds, I’m glad to be back”.
Djokovic handled Edmund 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals. However, Edmund broke back and tied the set at 2-2. Although the 29-year-old Serbian champion. “I feel significantly better now than I did at the beginning of the tournament”.
The crowd had gasped when first introduced to one of Edmund’s rasping forehands but he was too eager to unleash, as a few cracked off his frame and into the crowd.
“It feels great to play a match”, Djokovic said.
“It’s going to be a tough match. I am sure we’re going to see more of him in the future”. “Not that I didn’t believe in my game, but it’s nice to actually do it on a big stage against some good players”.
All the questions Djokovic faced coming into the tournament, into this match – the “personal” problems that contributed to his early Wimbledon exit; his first-round defeat in Rio; withdrawing from Cincinnati; the wrist and arm injuries he struggled with in his unconvincing first-round win against Jerzy Janowicz; the lack of time on court here – were all being emphatically answered.
This was Edmund’s third top-30 victory, with Gilles Simon also despatched at Queen’s, and there is some symmetry to his breakthrough run, given it was here that he reached the semi-finals of the boys’ event in 2011.
In the women’s draw, Angelique Kerber won the battle of grand slam champions when the second seed powered her way into the quarter-finals with a 6-3 7-5 win over Petra Kvitova.
Though he’s one of the youngest professional tennis players like Nick Kyrgios to Jack Sock, New York Times mentioned about his unbeatable aggressive performance in the court, especially his “ferocious forehand” that competes well like the tennis elites.
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The 14-time Grand Slam champion suffered a 1-6, 6-2,4-6,6-3, 6-7 (6-8) defeat against the 24th seed in the last eight contest that lasted nearly four hours.
