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Nick Kyrgios challenged to fight in gym by losing opponents at Australian Open

Summary by Ground News
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis beat no 1 seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 7-6 6-3 in their second-round doubles match at the Australian Open. The Australian pair claimed they were challenged to a fight by their Croatian opponents after the match. The 26-year-old later tweeted to suggest the crowd antics didn't prompt the threat, but rather an incident during the contest when he struck one of the duo with a tennis ball.

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Nick Kyrgios challenged to fight in gym by losing opponents at Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios and doubles partner Thanasi Kokkinakis claimed they were challenged to a off-court brawl after beating the Wimbledon and Olympic champions in Melbourne.

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Nick Kyrgios: My opponents coach and trainer threatened to fight in the gym

Nick Kyrgios revealed he was threatened by a coach and trainer following his and Thanasi Kokkinakis' doubles win at the Australian Open. On Friday, Kyrgios and Kokkinakis produced a major upset as they beat top-seeded Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 7-6 (8) 6-3 to reach the Australian Open round-of-16. "Just letting you know after yesterday’s chop fest in doubles my opponents coach and trainer proceeded to threaten to fight in the players gym. Tenn…

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Daily Mirror broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, January 22, 2022.
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