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The pivotal moment of the Australian's 6-4 6-7(9) 6-3 triumph
came on the first point of the sixth game in the deciding set,
when a lob from Germany's Zverev sailed long.
The linesman mistakenly called the ball in and Kyrgios, despite
believing it was out, decided to try a low percentage 'tweener'
shot between his legs before challenging.
Chair umpire Fergus Murphy allowed the challenge, a decision
that former player Brad Gilbert called "wrong" during television
coverage, and replays showed the ball was indeed out.
The point was awarded to Kyrgios, which left Zverev seething,
the German arguing that the 12th seed should not have been
allowed to challenge the call after hitting the ball.
Flustered, he lost the game, which turned out to be the only
service break of the set, and Zverev gave Murphy a piece of his
mind at the next change over.
"You might cost me the match," he said. "You know that. The
decision is absolute crap."
Kyrgios, meanwhile, was not happy either, giving the linesman a
verbal spray for missing the call in the first place, but
settled down to hold serve and finally clinch victory on his
sixth match point, earning a semi-final against Roger Federer.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by
John O'Brien)
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