Kyrgios and Thiem provide drama as Melbourne counts down to lockdown | Jonathan Howcroft

Everyone in Victoria is to stay home for the next five days but before they do Melbourne Park saw a match to remember 7pm, five hours until lockdown. Nick Kyrgios emerges into the John Cain Arena for his third-round tie with Dominic Thiem. The sky overhead is Australian Open blue, and there's something special in the air. Kyrgios is in full wiseguy mode. There's a glint in his eye that Joe Pesci would approve of; playfully malevolent. This is his stage, and he knows it. Before a ball is struck i...