Australia's Nick Kyrgios became last player to reach second round of US Open by defeating American Steve Johnson 6-3, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 early Wednesday morning. Kyrgios seeded 28th, fired 24 aces to four for Johnson and me eight double faults, twice Johnson's total. Nick Kyrgios has been in spotlight for his aggressive 'actions' in Cincinnati Masters earlier this month. Even after securing a win in first round of US Open, Kyrgios h some harsh words for world tennis federation body and its officials.   

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Kyrgios's actions invite trouble for him

"To have a performance like that is pretty special," Nick Kyrgios said. "I don't take se days for granted," Nick Kyrgios said that to be issued a record $113,000 fine by ATP for actions at Cincinnati Masters was t a concern for him entering US Open. "t at all. ATP is pretty corrupt anyway. I'm t frustrated at all", he said. He later ded, "I'm fined 113K for what?"  Kyrgios smashed two racquets and used profanity in describing an umpire as a "tool" after being assessed a time violation in a loss to Russia's Karen Khachav. He also called umpire "rubbish", "a disgrace" and " worst ref in game." 

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Nick Kyrgios, who won ATP titles earlier this year at Acapulco and Washington, will next face French wildcard Antoine Hoang after dispatching a friend in Johnson. "I knew I h to play top-flight tennis. I h to serve well," Kyrgios said. "I was hitting ball really well. I was happy to get done in three sets."  Kyrgios could take full vant of a draw quarter that opened greatly with upsets Tuesday, although he said such things aren't important to him. "I don't really care about that," Nick Kyrgios said. "Regardless of who I play I kw I can beat anybody on or side of net." 

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An interesting US Open awaits

Ousted were Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem, Greek eighth seed Stefas Tsitsipas, Spanish 10th seed Roberto Bautista Agut, Canian 18th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and British 30th seed Kyle Edmund. only higher-seeded players than Kyrgios who me second round in his draw quarter are 13th-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils and Italian 24th seed Matteo Berrettini. Kyrgios has never gone past third round at US Open. His best Grand Slam results have been quarter-final runs at 2015 Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2014. While conclusion came at 1:12 a.m., it wasn't latest-finishing US Open men's first-round affair. That distinction still belongs to 1991 Jimmy Conrs defeat of Patrick McEnroe in five sets that ended at 1:35 in morning.

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