Australian Open 2022 - Daniil Medvedev holds off Nick Kyrgios and raucous home crowd to reach third round

Daniil Medvedev disappointed the home crowd at the Australian Open, winning a pulsating second-round match with Nick Kyrgios. In front of a raucous crowd inside the Rod Laver Arena, Kyrgios and Medvedev served up some truly enthralling fare, with the captivating Australian throwing all he had at Medvedev with trademark creativity and elan. Ad/> But the Russian was unflustered in eventually taking a 7-6 (7-1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win, though revealed his displeasure at the behaviour of the Melbourne crowd.

Australian Open'They're here to watch us, not you!' — Kyrgios in foul-mouthed rants on clock, towels3 HOURS AGO «I came to win this match and I am happy that I managed to do it,» Medvedev said after reaching the third round. «When you get booed between first and second serves it is not easy, so I just had to stay calm and win the match.» It was a comment that drew boos from the crowd, who were in actuality reproducing the Cristiano Ronaldo impersonations that have become a bugbear of several players in Melbourne. Medvedev quietened them and urged them to «respect» on-court interviewer Jim Courier, but the Russian, who is the top seed remaining, appears to have become something of a pantomime villain in Melbourne.

«I'm not angry, just a little bit disappointed,» Medvedev clarified in Eurosport's Cube. «You expect it when you play a home favourite like Nick. Those who boo me probably have a low IQ.» The post-match sparring rather overshadowed a clash of outstanding quality.

The two players traded a break apiece in a first set that progressed to a tiebreak. But Medvedev then produced a string of successive, impressive points, Kyrgios claiming only the opening point on serve as the Russian took a set lead, 7-6 (1). An even