The fiery Australian, Nick Kyrgios, needed 2hour and 53 minutes to beat Medvedev 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 and 6-2 to reached the quarter-finals for the first time.

Following his match against Medvedev the Wimbledon finalist, Kyrgios, conceded that he is still trying for figure out where it all started clicking for him in 2022.

“I’m still trying to figure it out, honestly,” he said. 

“I’m just trying to make every practice session count, getting to sleep—I would probably be out every night before.

“I’m just glad I’m finally able to show New York my talent. I haven’t had many good trips here, to be honest.”

Kyrgios will come up against the 27th seed Karen Khachanov for a spot in the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, in the women’s singles, the 5th seeded Ons Jabeur beat the 18th seeded Veronika Kudermetova 7-6, 6-4, and the 12th seeded, Coco Gauff of the USA beat China's Shuai Zhang 7-5 and 7-5.

Morgan Piek OFM Sport