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Kyrgios and Thiem provide drama as Melbourne counts down to lockdown – The Guardian
Everyone in Victoria is to stay home for the next five days but before they do Melbourne Park saw a match to remember
7pm, five hours until lockdown. Nick Kyrgios emerges into the John Cain Arena for his third-round tie with Dominic Thiem. The sky overhead is Australian Open blue, and theres something special in the air.
Kyrgios is in full wiseguy mode. Theres a glint in his eye that Joe Pesci would approve of; playfully malevolent. This is his stage, and he knows it. Before a ball is struck in anger the 25-year-old urges the crowd to interact.
Then someone coughs and reality bites. Everyone in Victoria has been…
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