Nick Kyrgios vs Jacob Fearnley start time: When is Australian Open match?
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Fearnley, from Edinburgh, makes his Australian Open debut against the returning Kyrgios. Nick Kyrgios returns to the Australian Open and plays Britain’s Jacob Fearnley in his first match at the tournament in three years. The controversial Australian has been sidelined for most of the past two years following knee and wrist surgeries - and claims the sport has been “mundane” in his absence.
He returns in a box office match against rising star Fearnley, who secured a main draw spot at the Australian Open for the first time after climbing over 500 places to reach the top-100 in the rankings. The 23-year-old from Edinburgh took a set off Novak Djokovic in the second round of his Wimbledon debut last year, before turning pro and winning three tournaments on the Challenger Tour.
“He’s been knocking on the door with some pretty good results the last six to nine months,” Kyrgios said. “He’s extremely confident. You got to be careful with these guys.”. The match is likely to take place on Monday along with the rest of the matches on the bottom half of the men’s singles draw.
Monday’s order of play will not be released until Sunday and will offer a better idea of what time Kyrgios and Fearnley are likely to take to the court. This will be their first career meeting, with Fearnley turning professional while Kyrgios was injured.
