<p class="title">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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios, seeded 28th, fired 24 aces to four for Johnson and made eight double faults, twice Johnson's total.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To have a performance like that is pretty special," Kyrgios said. "I don't take these days for granted."</p>.<p class="bodytext">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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Not at all," he said. "ATP is pretty corrupt anyway. I'm not frustrated at all."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He later added, "I'm fined 113K for what?"</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios smashed two racquets and used profanity in describing an umpire as a "tool" after being assessed a time violation in a loss to Russia's Karen Khachanov.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also called the umpire "rubbish", "a disgrace" and "the worst ref in the game."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios, who won ATP titles earlier this year at Acapulco and Washington, will next face French wildcard Antoine Hoang after dispatching a friend in Johnson.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I knew I had to play top-flight tennis. I had to serve well," Kyrgios said. "I was hitting the ball really well. I was happy to get done in three sets."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios could take full advantage of a draw quarter that opened greatly with upsets Tuesday, although he said such things aren't important to him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't really care about that," Kyrgios said. "Regardless of who I play I know I can beat anybody on the other side of the net."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ousted were Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem, Greek eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, Spanish 10th seed Roberto Bautista Agut, Canadian 18th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and British 30th seed Kyle Edmund.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The only higher-seeded players than Kyrgios who made the second round in his draw quarter are 13th-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils and Italian 24th seed Matteo Berrettini.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios has never gone past the third round at the US Open. His best Grand Slam results have been quarter-final runs at 2015 Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the conclusion came at 1:12 a.m., it wasn't the latest-finishing US Open men's first-round affair. That distinction still belongs to the 1991 Jimmy Connors defeat of Patrick McEnroe in five sets that ended at 1:35 in the morning.</p>
<p class="title">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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios, seeded 28th, fired 24 aces to four for Johnson and made eight double faults, twice Johnson's total.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"To have a performance like that is pretty special," Kyrgios said. "I don't take these days for granted."</p>.<p class="bodytext">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.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Not at all," he said. "ATP is pretty corrupt anyway. I'm not frustrated at all."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He later added, "I'm fined 113K for what?"</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios smashed two racquets and used profanity in describing an umpire as a "tool" after being assessed a time violation in a loss to Russia's Karen Khachanov.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He also called the umpire "rubbish", "a disgrace" and "the worst ref in the game."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios, who won ATP titles earlier this year at Acapulco and Washington, will next face French wildcard Antoine Hoang after dispatching a friend in Johnson.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I knew I had to play top-flight tennis. I had to serve well," Kyrgios said. "I was hitting the ball really well. I was happy to get done in three sets."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios could take full advantage of a draw quarter that opened greatly with upsets Tuesday, although he said such things aren't important to him.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't really care about that," Kyrgios said. "Regardless of who I play I know I can beat anybody on the other side of the net."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ousted were Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem, Greek eighth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, Spanish 10th seed Roberto Bautista Agut, Canadian 18th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and British 30th seed Kyle Edmund.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The only higher-seeded players than Kyrgios who made the second round in his draw quarter are 13th-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils and Italian 24th seed Matteo Berrettini.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kyrgios has never gone past the third round at the US Open. His best Grand Slam results have been quarter-final runs at 2015 Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While the conclusion came at 1:12 a.m., it wasn't the latest-finishing US Open men's first-round affair. That distinction still belongs to the 1991 Jimmy Connors defeat of Patrick McEnroe in five sets that ended at 1:35 in the morning.</p>