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Here is Russell Jackson’s match report from Melbourne.
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That was some match. The first half was high quality, creative and delightful. The second half was riddled with mental and physical doubts from both players. Despite how patchy the final 45 minutes were, Kyrgios is clearly an anxious match-up for Nadal and overcoming those nerves will surely power Nadal as he faces an in-form Thiem.
As for Kyrgios, there is no doubt that he left everything out on the court both tonight and throughout the tournament. He will depart the
Australian tennis summer with a so much more goodwill than when the season began. The big question remains what his game and his career looks like when he is playing tennis thousands away from home and he doesn’t really want to be there.