Nick Kyrgios has been criticised for appearing to suggest that fans were more interested in him and Thanasi Kokkinakis winning the men's doubles title than Ash Barty claiming her famous women's singles crown at the Australian Open. It proved to be a famous day for Australian sport with Kyrgios and his compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis claiming the doubles title on Rod Laver Arena to follow Ash Barty's historic triumph in the women's singles. Ad/> The 26-year-old, somewhat predictably, caused his good friend to cringe in his victory speech when he said «this boy is gonna be out tonight», but he then went on to upset many with his comments appearing to compare the ratings of their match with Barty's.