Nick Kyrgios says he doesn’t “even worry” about who he and Thanasi Kokkinakis are facing when they take the court as they near an appearance in the Australian Open doubles final.
The Australian duo, dubbed the ‘Special Ks’, took care of business today against No.6 seeds Michael Venus and Tim Putz, in what turned out to be a tense encounter that was at times overshadowed by a wild crowd, riding the wave to a 7-5 3-6 6-3 win.
The wild three-set victory put them into a semi-final clash with No.3 seeded pair Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.
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And while their run to the last four included a stunning victory against No.1 seeded Croatian pair Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic, as well as 15th seeds Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar, Kyrgios claims the Australians put little preparation into their opponents.
“To be brutally honest, I just don’t even worry,” Kyrgios told reporters after today’s win.
“I didn’t even know who we played two days ago. I didn’t even know but when I walked out there…
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“I just know if we play our game and we can use the crowd, use the energy, serve well, worry about us, don’t worry about the external, just control what we can control, and we’ll be fine.
“Today we knew there was going to be some ups and downs. That’s a bloody good doubles pair we played today. They obviously had a great year last year.
“You could tell they were tough. They didn’t really drop their level at all.
“We played a good return game in the third. But we just concentrate on what we need to do.
“We know what we do well and it’s world-class, so that’s what we’ll do again.”
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis’ path to the doubles semi-finals hasn’t been without controversy.
Kyrgios earlier this week revealed the coach and trainer of No.1 pair Mektic and Pavic wanted to fight him in the players’ gym following the Aussies’ victory.
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