It was the highlight of the day and it did not disappoint. Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios made their debut with a doubles draw victory at the Brisbane tournament after defeating the Austrian Alexander Erler and the German Andreas Mies by 6-4, 6-7(4) and 10-8).
Despite the fact that both came to the event without a competitive rhythm (two and a half months without playing in the case of the Serbian and more than a year for the Australian), His level was more than acceptable, with very solid and spectacular tennis that delighted the public. which packed the Pat Rafter Arena.
One break was enough for them to close out a good first set which gave way to a more even second set.. This time, neither pair was able to break their rivals’ serve and the set was decided in a tiebreak which was resolved in favor of the Central European couple 7-4.
Everything will be decided in the supertiebreak, and there The media couple imposed their law to close out the set and the match at a tight 10-8.
“I want to thank Nick for playing with me. The other day he said it would be fun to play with him. And it is. It is a pleasure. I am glad to share the court with him on his return. I haven’t played many double matches in the last 5 years. Whatever Nick said, he really followed it,” Djokovic said on court after the match.
“I was surprised that he sometimes doubted himself. I thought: ‘You are the best of all time. go for it. Do what you want to do. I looked at all the fans… This injury has been cruel for me, so I don’t pay attention to anything. I don’t know how many Australian summers I have left. We promised to do it sometime before he left. So I’m glad we’re still alive,” Kyrgios said.
Great start for Djokovic and Kyrgios, who will face the tournament’s top favourites, Croatian Nikola Mektic and New Zealander Michael Venus, on Wednesday in the round of 16.
Before, on Tuesday, it will be the debut of the two in the individual draw, where Kyrgios will face Frenchman Mpetshi Perricard (05:30h) and Djokovic will face Australian Hijikata (08:30h).
Source: La Verdad
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