Nick Kyrgios will be seeded at the US Open starting at the end of the month, after reaching the quarterfinals of the Montreal Masters with a 6-2, 6-3 demolition of compatriot Alex de Minaur.
ATP decided the grass-court major would not earn players points because Russians and Belarusians were prevented from competing"I did what had to be done. He's a hell of a player if you play to his strengths," Kyrgios said of de Minaur, who recently won the Atlanta Open after Kyrgios withdrew from the singles draw.
"Today was really hard for me mentally to play Alex. We're such good friends and he's been having such a good career so far carrying the Australian flag. "It's just tough mentally. It's never easy to play a friend like that, especially if they're an Australian." Kyrgios next faces Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in his first Montreal quarterfinal at fourth time of asking.
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