Kyrgios not thrilled about playing Thiem in Australian Open R3

Nick Kyrgios has advanced to the 3rd round of the Australian Open but he is not enthusiastic about playing Dominic Thiem there.

It was a very tough match for Nick Kyrgios against Ugo Humbert where he had to save two match points en route to the 5-set victory. After the match he said:

“Now I feel old. I just want to have a glass of red wine after my match… I’m hurting thinking about playing Thiem right now.”

Despite beating the likes of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic before Kyrgios admitted that his victory against Humbert might be his most memorable of his career. He said:

“I don’t think I’ve saved match points at the Australian Open before, I’ve had match points and lost. It was a crazy one. I’ve been a part of many matches and this one is a match that I’m still kind of in awe about."

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When it comes to the match itself Kyrgios feels he escaped with one as he didn't think he played better than Humbert but simply had more experience:

“I felt like I didn’t have anything against him in the fourth and fifth sets. I thought he was playing better from the ground and maybe I was serving a little bit better than him. All I had today was experience. I’ve been in so many big matches, on that court in particular. I felt like I was an old, savvy veteran who had too much experience"

He will play Dominic Thiem next which is something he isn't looking forward to but the native Melbourne crowd certainly is.