Kyrgios through after intriguing battle with Tsonga
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Updated 19/01/2018 at 13:05 GMT
Nick Kyrgios came through in four sets against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, winning 7-6 4-6 7-6 7-6 in a thrilling encounter.
Nick Kyrgios celebrates beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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The home favourite was thrilled to have beaten his childhood idol and admitted to nerves afterwards.
"It was amazing, I'd never won a match on this court coming here," Kyrgios said in the post-match interview on court.
"Playing Jo, obviously I was very nervous. I was just happy to get through and you guys were amazing tonight."
The Frenchman was seeded 15th for the tournament, and took a 4-1 lead in the fourth-set tie-break, but the noisy home crowd helped Kyrgios battle back.
The Australian is still unbeaten in 2018 and looks to extend that record next round over Grigor Dimitrov.
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