Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 20, 2022 Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his second round match against Australia's Nick Kyrgios REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -World number two Daniil Medvedev kept his calm amid a raucous crowd to put an end to the Nick Kyrgios show in the second round of this year's Australian Open on Thursday, dumping out the mercurial local hope with a clinical 7-6(1) 6-4 4-6 6-2 win.
The atmosphere at the floodlit Rod Laver Arena was more like a Davis Cup match than a Grand Slam with the sellout 50% capacity -- due to COVID-19 health protocols -- cheering every Kyrgios point on Melbourne Park's main showcourt.
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