Nick Kyrgios and Alex de Minaur will play each other for the first time at the Canadian Open on Thursday (local time).
Both Australians have found form over the past month with Kyrgios winning the Citi Open and De Minaur triumphing at the Atlanta Open.
The duo have previously played together in doubles but have never faced off in singles and notably have very contrasting styles of play.
Will Kyrgios live up to his growing hype or can De Minaur prove he is still the best male Australian tennis player right now?
The Sporting News will be bringing you all the action and reaction from their match…
Nick Kyrgios vs. Alex de Minaur live score
| 1st Set | 2nd Set (LIVE) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Kyrgios | 6 | |
| Alex de Minaur | 2 |
Nick Kyrgios vs. Alex de Minaur live blog and highlights
First set, 6-2: The first set is won comfortably by Kyrgios in under 25 minutes. De Minaur looked out of his depth at times after being broken twice early but did manage to show some fight towards the end.
First set 5-2: De Minaur starting to assert himself on serve and wins that game to love courtesy of some aggresive net play.
First set, 5-1: Kyrgios closing in on taking the first set as he holds serve comfortably with another ace.
First set, 4-1: De Minaur finally gets on the board as he holds serve for the first time. Despite losing the first point, he showed some confidence coming to the net and was rewarded.
First set, 4-0: While Kyrgios finally dropped a point on serve, he was never troubled and strolls towards taking the first set in under 30 minutes.
A perfect start 👍@NickKyrgios takes 1️⃣6️⃣ of the first 20 points against De Minaur!#OBN22 pic.twitter.com/43imaDk24m
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 11, 2022
First set, 3-0: De Minaur broken again with Kyrgios dominating this match so far and on that occasion winning the game at 40-15. Only nine minutes have passed here and Kyrgios is wasting no time.
First set, 2-0: Kyrgios holds serve to love with De Minaur struggling to deal with his fellow Australian’s power and mix of shots.
What Nick Kyrgios is doing in the first three games of this match vs. De Minaur…
Ridiculous stuff.
Winners from everywhere.
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) August 11, 2022
First set, 1-0: Kyrgios gets the early break after De Minaur makes an error defending a second break point.
Pre-match: We aren’t too far away from the action getting underway in Montreal with both players now out on court warming up.
Pre-match: Kyrgios comes into this match after beating world number one Daniil Medvedev last time out and noted afterwards that he believes he is one of the best tennis players in the world right now.
His first win over a current World No. 1 in 8️⃣ years 🙌
Take a bow, @NickKyrgios!#OBN22 pic.twitter.com/eOEWJGbv9b
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 10, 2022
Pre-match: The winner of this match will face Hubert Kurkacz in the quarter-finals after the eighth-seed overcame Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7 (6-8) 6-2 7-6 (7-3).
Pre-match: The start of this clash has been pushed back over two hours as a result of rain and will now take place on Rogers Court rather than Centre Court with play expected to begin in about 15 minutes.
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