Tennis - Australian Open - Third Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 25, 2020. Australia's Nick Kyrgios celebrates after his match against Russia's Karen Khachanov. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios lost his temper and blew a two-set lead but still managed to win a five-set thriller to storm into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 10-8 victory over Karen Khachanov in the super tiebreaker on Saturday.
The 24-year-old Australian raged at the umpire, raged at himself and raged at his box but ultimately prevailed 6-2 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 6-7(7) 7-6(8) in the longest match of his career to set up a last-16 date with 19-times Grand Slam champion Rafa Nadal.
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