Stefanos Tsitsipas and Taylor Fritz were recently added to the list of top-seeded players who have lost in the first round of the US Open to qualifiers and players placed lower in the rankings.
The 152nd-ranked Coric had a week of tennis he will never forget, defeating five straight top-20 opponents in Rafael Nadal, Roberto Bautista-Agut, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cameron Norrie, and lastly Stefanos Tsitsipas, according to DPA.
Medvedev had a 7-2 advantage in their previous meetings, but Tsitsipas, the seventh-ranked player in the world, prevailed in two hours and 23 minutes, according to DPA.
Fans have been witnessing the greatness of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic since 2003. The trio has alone taken the popularity of tennis to newer heights with their superb performances and countless records.
Kyrgios, who will next play American Brandon Nakashima, claimed his first win at a major against a top-10 opponent since the third round at Wimbledon in 2015. The 27-year-old will try to reach his third major quarterfinal and his first since the 2015 Australian Open.
Tsitsipas' 31st victory of 2022 extends his lead over second-placed Carlos Alcaraz (28) on the season's match win leaderboard. Tsitsipas' run to the Rome semi-finals has propelled him to No. 4 in the Live ATP Rankings
The Greek, who made his fourth final appearance at this level, struck his forehand shots with some ridiculous pace and accuracy and managed to recover from failing to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set to capture his first silverware of the season.
Storming into the quarterfinals without dropping a set, the world No. 3 has the opportunity to close the gap with Serbian Novak Djokovic and Russian Daniil Medvedev on the ATP rankings
The last time Tsitsipas squared off against a Grand Slam champion at a major, he came up agonisingly short
Among those skipping the Olympics include Swiss ace Roger Federer, Spain's Rafael Nadal, Stanislas Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem.
