- Mpetshi Perricard served 36 aces to Kyrgios’s 15 in three-set victory
- Australian backed up from doubles win alongside Novak Djokovic
Nick Kyrgios could only shrug his shoulders as big-serving rising star Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard crashed his tennis comeback party in Brisbane.
The Australian was frustrated but showed fight and fitness in a 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3) loss that stretched nearly two-and-a-half hours and featured no breaks of serve.