Nick Kyrgios beats his good friend and the other half of the 'Special Ks', Thanasi Kokkinakis, to give Australia four winners on the first day of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.
abc.net.au/news/kyrgios-defeats-kokkinakis-us-open-first-round-mens-singles/101386848Nick Kyrgios has cast friendship aside to cruise into the US Open second round with a straight-sets dispatch of his grand slam-winning doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis.
"I have so much respect for him. I can't wait to get out there and play doubles with him on the right side of the net in a couple of days."The victory, after Serena Williams' drama-charged triumph in the preceding match, completed a fine opening day for Australia, with Alex de Minaur, Ajla Tomljanovic and Jordan Thompson also advancing.
"We are going to play each other, hopefully, never again. We will just close that out. I am just happy to move forward." And if he beats Bonzi on Wednesday, Kyrgios won't be facing 16th seed Roberto Bautista Agut as expected in the third round after the Spaniard slipped up against American wildcard J.J. Wolf.
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