WATCH: Nick Kyrgios Cheekily Celebrates his Spectacular Win at Australian Open 2022 With a Sip of Beer From The Crowd

Australian star Nick Kyrgios sure put on a show for his home crowd in the first round of the Australian Open. The 26-year-old faced British player Liam Broady at the John Cain Arena.

Obviously, Kyrgios was enjoying playing in front of his home crowd. Not only was he tossing balls into the crowd, but he was also bowing to his audience after holding serve repeatedly.

Moreover, the Aussie home star put on a fantastic display of serving, with a whopping 21 aces, to which Broady simply had no reply.

The crowd was loving Kyrgios’ antics

Nick Kyrgios won his first round at the Australian Open in a breezy 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 against Broady. A straight-setter win for the Aussie, he is now going to face World No. 2, Daniil Medvedev, in the second round of the Grand Slam itself!

Kyrgios’ opening match against Broady showed how much of a favorite the Aussie star is at home. The crowd had been interacting with him the entire time, and Kyrgios, ever the jester and crowd-pleaser, did his part.

After winning the match, a spectator even offered Nick Kyrgios a sip of their beer! Kyrgios cheekily smiled and took a sip before moving on to more autographs for the crowd. In his post-match interview, Kyrgios even appreciated the crowd for getting behind him and supporting him.

This was quite apparent, as the crowd in the arena cheered every single time Kyrgios won a game, hit an ace, or won a point. Obviously, Kyrgios was grateful to the audience for their vocal support in his comeback match.

Clearly, Nick Kyrgios is enjoying being at the Australian Open. However, things won’t be as breezy for him in the next round, where he’ll face Medvedev. The top seed at the Australian Open is now the clear favorite to win it all, after reigning champion Novak Djokovic‘s exit from the country.

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Moreover, the John Cain Arena, too, is Kyrgios’ preferred court. He always puts in a request to play as many matches here during the Australian Open as possible. However, once the round of 16 begins, all matches in the Grand Slam move over to the Rod Laver Arena.

Nick Kyrgios will battle title favorite Daniil Medvedev in Round 2

Not only was this Nick’s first match this year, but it was also his first since September 2021. “I had some doubts,” Kyrgios revealed in his post-match conference with Jim Courier. However, his team helped him get through his sickness; he had contracted the virus a week ahead of the tournament.

As he sets up his second-round match against the US Open Champion Medvedev, Kyrgios knows that he will “have to play some pretty good tennis.” In fact, in their head-to-head record, Kyrgios has the upper hand on the Russian.

The two have met twice, both times being in 2019, in Rome and Washington. Both times, Kyrgios stood his ground against Medvedev and came out victorious. Kyrgios has been hard at work ahead of the Australian Open and had promised his home crowd to do his very best.

Do you think the Aussie star will prevail over a determined Medvedev eager to win his second Grand Slam trophy?

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