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Justin Chadwick

Special Ks downed but crowd get their money's worth

Thanasi Kokkinakis (l) and Nick Kyrgios (r) were beaten by France's Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul. (Zain Mohammed/AAP PHOTOS)

Nick Kyrgios was a motivational speaker, a part-time masseur and a dancer on the way to an entertaining doubles loss in Brisbane, with the defeat unlikely to harm his Australian Open wildcard hopes. 

Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis looked set for an embarrassing Brisbane International loss after copping a first-set 'bagel' in their round-of-16 doubles match against No.6 seeds Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul.

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