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Nick Kyrgios digs deep to progress to Australian Open third round, beating Ugo Humbert in five sets
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Nick Kyrgios used the energy of the crowd to push him to victory.
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Limping, gallant and feeding off the supportive energy of a partisan crowd, Nick Kyrgios survived two match points and five sets of electric tennis to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
The Australian beat France s 29th-seed Ugo Humbert 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 on a hot and humid night at John Cain Arena.
It was not quite an epic, and certainly not a classic but, as is always the case with Kyrgios, it was pure entertainment from start to finish three-and-a-half hours of sparkling tennis and as much grinning as cursing.
Nick Kyrgios fights back from brink of defeat to snatch Australian Open victory
The 25-year-old said he went to a dark place at two match points down
He was inspired by his close friend Thanasi Kokkinakis for overcoming injuries
Kokkinakis pulled off a stirring victory after coming close to ending his career
Kyrgios saved two match points from Ugo Humbert to force a fifth set