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Fraser Watson

Nick Kyrgios challenged to fight in players' gym by losing opponents at Australian Open

He's performed underarm serves, mimicked Cristiano Ronaldo's 'siuuuu' celebration, and swigged beer on court to celebrate a win - and now it seems Nick Kyrgios has prompted opponents at the Australian Open to challenge him to a fight.

Kyrgios has been his usual exuberant self in Melbourne, and enjoyed the support of a partisan home crowd when he and partner Thanasi Kokkinakis faced no 1 seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in the Kia Arena.

With the 26-year-old already out of the singles having lost to Daniil Medvedev, there was increased scrutiny on his second-round match with compatriot Kokkinakis - and sure enough, the pair delivered by beating the Wimbledon and Olympic champions 7-6 6-3.

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