Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios teamed up for a dominant doubles victory at the Brisbane International, defeating Alexander Erler and Andreas Mies.
Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios have won their first doubles match together at the Brisbane International, defeating Alexander Erler and Andreas Mies 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), in just under two hours. The crowd favourites dominated the match tiebreak, with Kyrgios’ serve particularly crucial, and the weapon that got the job donw in the end after giving up two match points earlier.
Despite a few magical moments from Djokovic, Kyrgios was actually the dominant of the pair and looked fit and fiery on his return to the court.We’re going to a match tiebreak in Brisbane after Erler and Mies dominated in the second set tiebreak. Not as tight from Djokovic and Kyrgios at the end of that set, but the European duo did raise their level to take it to a decider.Credit:That’s game, set and match in Sydney, where Casper Ruud has dominated the second set and defeated Hubert Hurkacz 7-5, 6-2 in 1 hour and 23 minutes.Next up is the mixed doubles where Hurkacz is down to play again alongside Iga Swiatek, while Ruud is also listed as playing with Ulrikke Eikeri. Kyrgios and Djokovic are the most popular people in Brisbane right now, but you can see how their opponents on the other side of the net might find them quite loathsome. They’ve got the crowd eating out of their palms, and they’re just having a good time, while Erler and and Mies are trying to survive and take this to a deciding set. They’re doing a pretty good job of it, but they’re certainly not getting the same amount of love from the Brisbane crowd when they nail a cross-court volley or a shot down the line.In a tight opening set, Ruud broke Hurkacz’s serve at the last opportunity to win 7-5, just as a tiebreak seemed inevitable. Up until the final game, the pair were trading service games comfortably, but entertaining the energetic crowd along the wa
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