Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios continued to make a splash on home soil Tuesday, downing sixth seeds Tim Putz and Michael Venus. Today we will discuss about Kyrgios Kokkinakis: Doubles Highlights| Highlights| Post match interview| Interview
Kyrgios Kokkinakis: Doubles Highlights| Highlights| Post match interview| Interview
The Australian wildcard pair advanced to the men’s doubles semi-finals with a 7-5 3-6 6-3 win over sixth seeds Tim Puetz and Michael Venus at the Kia Arena on Tuesday.
Doubles Highlights
This triggered raucous celebrations inside the Kia Arena and backed former childhood on-court rivals and lifelong teammates, upset by top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in the second round.
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“I’ve known the older dude since he was a fat kid from Canberra,” Kokinakis said.
“He’s skinny and looks great now. We’ve been through a lot together and we play for fun but this, coming out of here With the support, the atmosphere is incredible.
Highlights
The 63-minute win over the world No. 1 propelled them into the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the second time in three years, further cementing their position as favorites for the title.
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Pegula, fighting her second consecutive quarter-final at Melbourne Park, sums up perfectly why Barty has been so consistent and impressive since climbing to the top of the rankings.
“Honestly, she just does everything I think is a little better than everyone else,” Pegula said with a smile. “Just like women’s tennis, she plays more like a boy, maybe a different kind of style that we are not used to playing day in and day out. So it’s really hard to come from someone who hits the ball really hard who is giving you all these different shots that you don’t normally see.
Post match interview
Nick Kyrgios said he ‘wants to win this f***ing thing’ and Thanasi Kokinakis ‘sinks’ the Aussies ‘p*ss’ before their matches after best teammates arrived in the Australian Open doubles semi-finals ‘ said to.
In a raucous crowd-sourced quarter-final during points, both teams clashed with the chair umpire and a child was left in tears after being hit by a wicked shot from Kyrgios – the Australian pair known as ‘Special KS’. Yes, won in one. Fierce three set duel.
Interview
The pair continued their box office run in the tournament, defeating Tim Puetz and Michael Venus 7-5 3-6 6-3 to qualify for the Final Four.
It was a fiery match that sometimes threatened to boil over as the Aussie pair threw the crowd into complete frenzy.
Kyrgios and Kokinakis appeared to be enjoying the cauldron that became the Kia Arena, while Venus in particular seemed to be disappointed by some of the fans’ treatment.
