Australia
trail Kazakhstan 1-0 in their Davis Cup quarter-final in Darwin after Thanasi
Kokkinakis was blown off the court by Kazakh No.1 Mikhail Kukushkin.
Kokkinakis
was beaten 6-4 6-3 6-3 in just over two hours, with the 19-year-old no match
for world No.63 Kukushkin.
Nick Kyrgios
has the chance to level the tie when he takes on Aleksandr Nedovyesov in
Friday's other singles rubber, with Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt to team up for
Saturday's doubles.
Kokkinakis
made a nervous start to Friday's match, needing to save two break points on his
first service game before he could get on the board.
Kukushkin
managed to snare a vital break on Kokkinakis' next service game, and he broke
the youngster yet again early in the second set.
Kokkinakis
launched a brief fightback in the second set before being broken again, and the
world No.69 lost the first 12 points of the third as Kukushkin raced towards
victory.
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