Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts during his men's singles fourth round match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 25, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Teenager Nick Kyrgios ensured his compatriots would wake up to celebrate their national day on Monday by saving a match point against Andreas Seppi to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.
Playing with the unencumbered freedom and brashness of youth, the 19-year-old had to battle his own demons to advance to the last eight with a 5-7 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) 8-6 win to overcome the Italian, who had upset Roger Federer in the third round.
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