Kyrgios & Tsitsipas not a good doubles team as they lose in Diriyah

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Friday, 09 December 2022 at 21:30
Updated at Friday, 31 January 2025 at 15:58
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Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas didn't prove to be a good doubles pairing when they lost in their match at the 2022 Diriyah Tennis Cup.

Kyrgios and Tsitsipas appeared on the same side of the court thanks to the format at the 2022 Diriyah Tennis Cup. After the Australian player lost in the first round to Cameron Norrie and his Greek rival lost on the same day to the same opponent, they were drawn for a doubles tournament together.

In the semi-final match, they took on Hubert Hurkacz and Dominic Stricker, who also lost their singles matches in Saudi Arabia.

Most tennis fans know about Kyrgios' and Tsitsipas' spicy meeting at this year's Wimbledon. Therefore, their pairing at the event was really interesting for everyone involved.

However, shortly before the match, they exchanged a few nice words on Twitter as the Australian tweeted: "Doubles with tsitsi tonight." The Greek player soon replied: "Who would have thought."

Showing respect to his opponent, Kyrgios responded once more: "2 of the best in the world chances were always very slim."

Despite sharing this nice moment ahead of the match, it wasn't so nice for them on the court. The Greek-Australian duo started with a break, but immediately, they also lost their serve, so the first set had to be decided in a tie-break.

The team with this year's Australian Open doubles champion got the first mini-break, but Hurkacz and Stricker soon responded with three mini-breaks and won the tie-break 7-3.

Both teams had some break points also in the second set, but none of them celebrated success. Therefore, also the second set was decided in a tie-break, and Hurkacz, with Stricker, won it 7-3 again to advance into the 2022 Diriyah Tennis Cup final.

They will meet Matteo Berrettini and Andrey Rublev as the Italian and Russian defeated Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem earlier today.

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