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.