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Nick Kyrgios beats Frederico Ferreira Silva in straight sets to warm into Australian Open campaign
Nick Kyrgios has advanced to the second round of the Australian Open with a straight sets victory over 184th-ranked qualifier Frederico Ferreira Silva of Portugal.
Key points:
- Nick Kyrgios warmed into the match to claim the win in straight sets in front of a small crowd
- Kyrgios was frustrated by his opponent’s apparent time wasting during the match
- Despite cruising through the second and third sets, Kyrgios summarised his performance as “pretty average”
The Australian battled swirling winds, a determined if outmatched opponent and an unfamiliar atmosphere in his favourite stadium to win 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a little over two hours at Melbourne Arena.
It will go down as a mere formality, but Kyrgios cut a tetchy figure at times. A strange first…
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