Aussie tennis fans hopes went down 2-love yesterday, along with the ambitions of Ajla Tomljanović and Nick Kyrgios to kick on towards the final of the US Open. Neither of them rolled over – they had tough matches but were unable to pull off a semi-final berth. For Tomljanović, she lost 6-4, 7-6 to 5th seed Ons Jabeur. She said she was down on herself after the match, but later reflected that she should “give myself a pat on the back because I do deserve it.” She sure should… And Kyrgios was beaten by Russian Karen Khachanov 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7 6-4 (and to decode that, he won 2 of the 5 sets). The Canberran was troubled by a leg niggle in the first set, but fought on until Khachanov got the upper hand in the 5th. Cue Kyrgios meltdown… After the match he said “I feel like I’ve let so many people down.” But he’s focused on the next grand slam – bring on the Aussie Open in January next year…