Nick Kyrgios’s all-Australian US Open first-round showdown with Thanasi Kokkinakis has been scheduled as the feature men’s night match to complete a blockbuster day-one program at Flushing Meadows.
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis, doubles partners, great mates and one-time Australian Open junior singles final sparring partners, will duel immediately after an emotion-charged Serena Williams potentially plays the last match of her grand career.
