Australian Open: Kyrgios and Kokkinakis to meet Ebden and Purcell in all-Aussie final

Nick Kyrgios and partner Thanasi Kokkinakis won through to the Australian Open doubles final in front of a rapturous crowd at Melbourne Park.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis beat the third-seeded pair of Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 7-6 (4), 6-4.

It's going to be an all-Australian men's double final on Saturday at Melbourne Park.

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis, dubbed the “Special K" team, beat the third-seeded pair of Marcel Granollers of Spain and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 7-6 (4), 6-4.

 

It came before a nearly full Rod Laver Arena, with many fans admitted without the need for tickets and using their Melbourne Park grounds passes.

On an adjoining near-empty Margaret Court Arena, fellow Australians Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell beat the second-seeded team of Rajeev Ram of the United States and Joe Salisbury of Britain 6-3, 7-6 (9), saving four set points in the second set.