Novak Djokovic and Kyrgios, playing together for the first time, have been eliminated after losing in the second round of the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament. The pair, who got entry through wild card on Wednesday, lost to Nikola Mektic and Michael Venus 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 in a tough match.
The turning point in the match came when Djokovic committed a double fault in the tiebreak at the score of 8-6. After which the pair of Mektic and Venus easily won the last four points and won the match. Mactic said after the victory that this victory is incredible. When I saw that I would be playing against him on January 1, I was very happy to see it. It’s a great feeling to start the year this way. And we knew these type of points would come against these type of players. The pairing of Mektic and Venus also impressed the crowd in their first round match. His energetic performance at Pat Rafter Arena was well received by the audience and received a standing ovation. Kyrgios, who returned to action after 18 months due to injury, could not make a successful comeback in the singles matches and lost the first match.
