Nick Kyrgios, Thanasi Kokkinakis continue dream doubles run at Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have stormed into the quarterfinals of the men's doubles draw at the Australian Open in front of another raucous crowd at Melbourne Park.

The Australians took down 15th seeds Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 inside a packed Kia Arena.

At one set apiece, the deciding third was on a knife's edge until the Australian duo got a break of serve in the fifth game.

Later at 5-4, Kyrgios served for the match, before Kokkinakis iced the victory with a brilliant backhand volley at the net that sent the crowd into a frenzy.

The pair took to the court in the wake of Kyrgios's claim he and Kokkinakis were threatened with violence following their win over number one seeds Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić on Friday.

In what was an upset second-round result, Kyrgios and Kokkinakis defeated the Croatian pairing 7-6 (10-8), 6-3.

More to come.