Australian Open – Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis win double titles: victory against Ebden and Purcell

For the first time since 1980, four Australians had won the title in the doubles final of the home Grand Slam.

With their unconventional performances, the two friends Kyrgios and Kokkinakis created a great atmosphere at their matches.

The broadcasting TV station “Nine” also reported on the ratings Down Under, which were extraordinarily high for doubles.

Krygios and Kokkinakis need two breaks to win

A break was enough for Kyrgios/Kokkinakis in both sets. In the first set they took the service from Ebden when the score was 5:5, in the second set they also took the service from Ebden when the score was 3:3.

For their part, Kyrgios and Kokkinakis didn’t allow a single break chance. The last service game on the way to the title was served by Kyrgios and after 95 minutes Kokkinakis converted the first match point with a backhand volley.

Kyrgios has spectators thrown out

Shortly before the end of the match there was excitement again in the Rod Laver Arena. Because a spectator called into his serve movement, Purcell complained to the chair umpire when the score was 3:5 in the second set, who then asked all spectators to moderate.

But that wasn’t enough for Krygios, he demanded that the “troublemaker” be thrown out. To the applause of the rest of the spectators, he was ultimately escorted outside by security personnel.

On their way to the title, the “Special Ks” Kyrgios/Kokkinakis had eliminated four seeded teams, in addition to the top seeded duo Nikola Mektic/Mate Pavic (Croatia) also in the quarter-finals the German doubles specialist Tim Pütz (Frankfurt/Main) and his New Zealand partner Michael Venus .

Pütz and Venus attack Kyrgios

According to his own statement, the idiosyncratic Kyrgios went on a special mission in Melbourne.

The 26-year-old from Canberra, who has also been referred to as the bad boy of tennis and has slipped to 115th place in the individual world rankings, wanted to make his compatriots happy and entertain them after the enormous hardships caused by Corona.

(with SID)