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Australian tennis great Wally Masur believes Nick Kyrgios' hopes of clinching an elusive maiden Grand Slam crown rest on him pulling out of his doubles duty.

The 27-year-old crashed out of the US Open in dramatic fashion on Tuesday, losing a five-set 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7 6-4 thriller to Karen Khachanov in the quarter-finals.

Kyrgios lost the match and his temper and was fined $20,700 by ATP officials after smashing two racquets at the end of the match in an epic meltdown even by his own standards. 

The Australian berated his own box as he complained of a knee issue, which forced him to take a medical timeout. 

‘I don’t want to play through this s**t,’ he told his support box.

Kyrgios may live to regret playing doubles in New York along his close friend Thanasi Kokkinakis. 

Ranked no8 in the world, the Australian duo lost in three sets to Britain's Lloyd Glasspool and Finland's Harri Heliovaara in the third round.