Kyrgios progresses to Open third round

Nick Kyrgios has beaten Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas in straight sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Australia’s 29th seed took out Cuevas 6-4 7-5 7-6 (7-2) in one hour and 58 minutes at Hisense Arena on Wednesday night.

Kyrgios next plays Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych on Friday for a place in the last 16.

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