Kyrgios cruises to early morning US Open triumph

NEW YORK, Aug 28 (AFP): Australia's Nick Kyrgios became the last player to reach the second round of the 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 made eight double faults, twice Johnson's total.

"To have a performance like that is pretty special," Kyrgios said. "I don't take these days for granted."

Kyrgios said that to be issued a record $113,000 fine by the ATP for actions at the Cincinnati Masters was not a concern for him entering the US Open.

"Not at all," he said. "ATP is pretty corrupt anyway. I'm not frustrated at all."

Kyrgios smashed two racquets and used a profanity in describing an umpire as a "tool" after being assessed a time violation in a loss to Russia's Karen Khachanov.

He also called the umpire "rubbish", "a disgrace" and "the worst ref in the game."

Kyrgios, who won ATP titles earlier this year at Acapulco and Washington, will next face French wildcard Antoine Hoang.