Twelve months ago, on Hisense Arena, Nick Kyrgios lost a two-sets-to-love lead to succumb 10-8 in the fifth set to Andreas Seppi in the second round. On Wednesday, there was to be no repeat of that bitter disappointment at the Australian Open. Kyrgios overcame Serbia’s Viktor Troicki, on the same stadium court, in a performance typical of the Australian’s great start to the 2018 season, which includes his fourth ATP World Tour crown at the Brisbane International presented by Suncorp (d. Harrison). The 22-year-old Kyrgios failed to serve out the match at 5-4 in the third set, but came through a big-hitting encounter 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(2) in two hours and 12 minutes. “I think last year, the year before, I...
Watch Denis Shapovalov discuss his second-round loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
Listen to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga discuss his fifth-set comeback against Denis Shapovalov at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com.
Five points from defeat? No matter. Out on Court 14, on the opening day of Australian Open doubles action, six-time champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan found themselves just five points from defeat. What happened next was typical of a team with 114 tour-level doubles titles to their name. The Bryans rallied, staving off three break points before winning nine of the next 11 games to recover from a set and 4-4, 0/40 down to beat Marton Fucsovics and Yoshihito Nishioka 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 on Wednesday. Chasing a first title in Melbourne since 2013 (d. Haase/Sijsling), the 2017 finalists outhit their opponents 40 winners to 27 in the one-hour, 54-minute contest. They will next face Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald,...
Watch highlights as 15th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga comes back from 2-5 down in the fifth set to beat Canadian Denis Shapovalov at the 2018 Australian Open. Video courtesy Tennis Australia. Watch more video and live matches at www.ausopen.com. Photo: Peter Staples / ATP World Tour.
