Tiebreak king Kyrgios through in Open

Nick Kyrgios has prevailed in a big-serving battle of wills against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, downing the Frenchman in four sets to progress to the round of 16 at the Australian Open.

The Australian’s clutch efforts during tiebreakers have proved decisive in a 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) victory, earned in three hours and 17 minutes.

Kyrgios has set up a blockbuster fourth-round clash on Sunday night with Bulgarian third seed Grigor Dimitrov.

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