Kyrgios and Kokkinakis continued their surprising winning streak in Melbourne with a 7: 6 (7: 4), 6: 4 against Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos from Spain and Argentina.
The two wild card holders, who attracted spectators with their wild and entertaining manner, meet Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell in Saturday’s final.
First all-Australian home grand slam final since 1980
In their semifinals, Ebden and Purcell defeated Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury from the USA and Great Britain 6:3, 7:6 (11:9).
Thus it comes to the first completely Australian final at homeGrand Slam since 1980. At that time Kim Warwick and Mark Edmondson had won against Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee.
Provocative style, especially from Kyrgios, does not go down well with everyone
In the quarter-finals, Kyrgios and Kokkinakis eliminated the German doubles specialist Tim Puetz (Frankfurt/Main) and his New Zealand partner Michael Venus, before they defeated the tournament favorites Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (Croatia).
The wild and provocative nature of Kyrgios in particular was not only well received by Pütz, he called his aping the opponent “just unsportsmanlike”.
Kyrgios thinks he is on a mission
The headstrong Kyrgios thinks he is on a mission. The 26-year-old from Canberra, also referred to as the “bad boy” of tennis, wants to make his compatriots happy and entertain them after the enormous hardships caused by Corona. The arenas resemble a cauldron in his matches with Kokkinakis.
dpa
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Status: 01/27/2022, 07:42