[Music] [Music] fantasy kinoas scored a big upset win over Greek star Stephanos Cy pass to headline a terrific day for Australian men at the US Open with Chris oconnell also knocking out seed and top hope Alex De Manor progressing to the second round in four sets as 11th seed sitas experienced more turbulence since splitting with his father as coach kinoas took full advantage to win 7 to6 4-6 6 to3 7 to5 in a rugged 4-Hour match at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday a amid plenty of support from the New York crowd who cheered the underdog against the number 11 seed kinoas hammered 17 Aces to score the biggest victory of his Grand Slam career incredible you guys the crowd were unbelievable he's 11 in the world and I felt all the support kakaka said 4 hours in Extreme Heat against one of the best players in the world hell of a player I had a five- set battle with him a couple years ago at the Australian Open I was expecting a war it was physical out there I have a tendency to sometimes drag these matches on I tried to stay focused and stay the course I tried to play every point I had a lot of tight losses when I've been in winning positions that was just all relief and mental I would say I'm super excited despite making the US Open boys Final in his Junior days kakas has experienced limited success at senior level with the victory over Cy just his second ever in New York and his first since 2019 due to several injury plague Seasons after after taking the first set and then going down in the second kinois received treatment to his thigh in the third set which seemed to give him more of an edge as the match wor on konakis next faces unseated Nuno bores he was not the only Australian to progress to the second round at Flushing Meadows [Music]