Australian Open: Nick Kyrgios/Thanasi Kokkinakis move into the final - double show in Melbourne continues

It is the first all-Australian home grand slam final since 1980.

Australian tennis legend Rod Laver immediately sent congratulations to the successful compatriots via Twitter.

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).

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The wild and provocative nature of Kyrgios in particular was not only well received by Pütz, he called his opponent’s aping “simply unsportsmanlike”.

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Kyrgios: “It’s just amazing”

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 entertained after the enormous hardships caused by Corona.

“I’ve played a lot of individual matches in front of great fans all over the world. But this week here with Thanasi, that doesn’t beat anything. It’s just incredible,” said Kyrgios in the on-court interview and was celebrated by the audience. The doubles are already looking forward to the all-Australian final. “It’s great to see the Aussies succeed,” said Kyrgios.

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