Nick Kyrgios, Australian Open and Thanasi Kokkinakis
In the Australian Open Round of 32 on Thursday, No. 18-ranked Jack Draper takes on No. 68 Aleksandar Vukic.Draper heads into the Round of 32 after his five-set victory on Wednesday over Thanasi
Draper takes on Australian favourite Aleksandar Vukic after Novak Djokovic defeated Tomas Machac despite taking a medical timeout
Alex de Minaur is the last home player left in the singles after the Vukic had his chances at a maiden fourth-round grand slam berth but couldn’t quite put away British 15th seed Jack Draper, losing 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (10-8).
In the UK, the Australian Open will be broadcast live on Eurosport. Subscribers can also stream the action online on the Eurosport website or with the discovery+ app. The tournament takes place every day from midnight UK time each day on the outside courts and 1am on the show courts, while night sessions will start at 8am.
Kokkinakis has been struggling with a pectoral injury for some time, and was forced to withdraw from the Adelaide International last week. He managed to win his first-round singles match at the Australian Open, before suffering a heartbreaking five-set loss in the second round.
Unheralded Australian Aleksandar Vukic has pulled off the greatest victory of his career, stunning Sebastian Korda in a rain-affected five-set marathon.
Aleksandar Vukic is through to the third round of the Australian Open after coming from behind to defeat American Sebastian Korda in five sets.
With a hostile Australian Open crowd getting behind Thanasi Kokkinakis, Jack Draper had to keep his cool - so he channelled the spirit of Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou.
Australian Open latest score as British No 1 into fourth-set tiebreak - Draper takes on Australian favourite Aleksandar Vukic after Novak Djokovic defeated Tomas Machac despite taking a medical timeou
Aussie journeyman Aleksandar Vukic pulled off the biggest win of his career after upsetting 22nd seed Sebastian Korda at the Australian Open.
Both Kyrgios (strained abdominal muscle) and Kokkinakis (right shoulder trouble) came into the match dealing with physical issues.