For the primary time since their Wimbledon showdown, Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic confronted off throughout the online from each other.
Inside a jam-packed Rod Laver Arena, the 2 placed on a present for the gang in what was billed as an exhibition contest forward of the Australian Open.
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Tickets for the extravangza bought out in lower than an hour and the 2 of the very best tennis gamers on the planet didn’t disappoint.
Despite each males getting into the competition underneath harm clouds, they put these fears to mattress as they raced across the courtroom.
Kyrgios delivered a slight jab to his rival earlier than the competition received underway, telling him he was out for revenge.
“It’s amazing. It’s a very special moment for me so hopefully we can put on a show for you guys. I know the last couple of years in Melbourne especially it’s been a struggle, so let’s get as much sport as we can and let’s have some fun,” Kyrgios mentioned on Channel 9.
“I need payback from Wimbledon, I’m not gonna lie I haven’t slept since. We will see how it goes.”
Once the motion received underway, whereas at a barely softer tempo than what is going to come from Monday onwards, it was the 21-time Grand Slam celebrity who was left red-faced.
Playing underneath the Fast 4 format, the foundations are vastly completely different to common tennis and Djokovic clearly forgot the altering legal guidelines.
In Kyrgios’ first service sport on the second level his serve clipped the online with Djokovic casually hitting a tweener again.
Unfortunately for Djokovic the ball was in play, however he had already turned his again and started to stroll again to his towel.
Kyrgios pounced and flicked the ball again over the online as Djokovic circled in disbelief as he put his hand over his face as his mistake sunk in.
Those in attendance and people watching on got a present by the 2 stars with Kyrgios claiming the primary serve earlier than Djokovic bounced again and took the second set.
Highlights had been aplenty nevertheless it was the Aussie who produced probably the most breathtaking second of the evening.
As he stood ready for a lob to return down from the roof, he confirmed off his aptitude as he circled and hit a between the legs tweener.
Djokovic scrambled to return the shot earlier than Kyrgios put the purpose away leaving the gang in awe and delivering a spherical of applause.
Things took a extra relaxed flip as a tiebreaker received underway with wheelchair gamers Heath David and David Wagner becoming a member of the celebs on the courtroom.
But it was when the superstars had been joined by up and coming 10-year-old juniors that the gang discovered one other gear.
The two males fed into the motion because the teenager produced some gorgeous pictures. In the tip it was Kyrgios who emerged victorious.
