Eliminated by Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles draw, Nick Kyrgios continues the adventure in the doubles tournament with Thanasi Kokkinakis.
The two Australians eliminated the Croatian pair, yet number 1 seed, Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic (7-6, 6-3) on Friday in a white-hot Kia Arena.
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It is precisely this boiling atmosphere and the sometimes very limited attitude of the public that the Croats did not digest.
"There was a bad team to beat here and we just failed"
, for example stormed Mektic after the meeting.
Already present on the court, the tension also accompanied the post-match.
It was crazy.
Man I thought it was UFC
Thanasi Kokkinakis
The furious Croatian clan would have even wanted to do battle physically with the darlings of the public, revealed Kyrgios in a tweet.
“
Just to let you know that after yesterday's doubles festival, our opponents' coach and physical trainer threatened to fight in the gymnasium.
Tennis is a soft sport.
All because I moved and hit them with a tennis ball
,” Kyrgios wrote on his Twitter account.
A few moments later, his compatriot replied on the social network: “It was crazy.
Man, I thought it was UFC."
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