Kyrgios beats Djokovic in Melbourne; joined by ball kids and wheelchair players in 3rd set

Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic took care of a great show in Melbourne as they entertained a crowd of 14 thousand people and many more at home.

The two friends played an exhibition match, which was part of their practice and the event called The Arena Showdown. Fans in the stands at the Rod Laver Arena paid to watch the match and the proceeds are set to go to The Australian Tennis Foundation, so the event was also played for a good cause.

When the event was announced, tickets were sold out in less than an hour, and now it's clear why. Djokovic and Kyrgios played two entertaining sets of tennis played in a Fast 4 format.

The Fast 4 format doesn't include the "let" rule, so if a ball touches the net on the player's serve, the play continues. Djokovic won the first game of the match, and already in the second game, this rule was on full display.

In the first rally of the second game, Kyrgios hit a let, and Djokovic jokingly hit the ball back with a front-facing tweener, but then he immediately started walking back towards his return position.

Kyrgios was aware of the rules and quickly returned the ball back, easily winning a point, as Djokovic was not playing. After neither player managed to break, the Australian won the first set 5-3 in a tie-break.

Djokovic levelled the score in the second set, as he took care of the first break of the match already in the second game. Eventually, the Serbian was able to win the second set 4-2.

For the third set, which was played as a super tie-break, players were joined by wheelchair players David Wagner and Heath Davidson and a couple of ball kids.

During the first half of the tie-break, Kyrgios and Djokovic were joined by wheelchair players, and during the second part, ball kids joined them.

Eventually, Kyrgios, who played with a boy rocking a Rafael Nadal-style headband, defeated Djokovic, who joined forces with one of the ball girls, beating them 10-9 in the super tie-break.