Nick Kyrgios´ brilliance lights up Australian Open despite power cut
(The Guardian Sports News)

o Brilliant display by 23rd seed to beat Sonego in straight setso New-found agility complements power and unpredictabilityThe stadium lights went out for a few confusing minutes, but the brilliance of Nick Kyrgios lit up Melbourne Arena in the Australian´s 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-1) win against Italy´s Lorenzo Sonego in the first round of the Australian Open. It was not a flawless performance by the 23rd seed but it was energetic and often inspired, and 14 aces added another A$2,800 to the coffers of the country´s bushfire relief effort.Earlier in the day, Kyrgios´s countryman Thanasi Kokkinakis painted an arresting image of Kyrgios in his years as a tubby child prodigy on the courts of Canberra: `He always had the bomb serve, huge forehand, really good backhand but he wouldn´t move a lick,` Kokkinakis wrote. Those who argue that not much has changed since might have taken heart from Kyrgios´s frequent dashes to the net, and the agility he showed to complement power and unpredictability on Tuesday night in Melbourne. Continue reading...