The 23-year-old claimed an impressive victory over Kyrgios, who admitted he may have played his last singles match at the Australian Open

Britain's Jacob Fearnley produced an Australian Open shock on Monday by knocking out Nick Kyrgios on his much-anticipated return at his home Grand Slam. Fearnley, ranked No. 92 in the world, dispatched Kyrgios in straight sets to advance to the second round -- with the enigmatic 29-year-old Australian frequently displaying his anger and clutching at an apparent injury during the match.

Nick Kyrgios expects his straight-sets loss to Britain’s Jacob Fearnley to be his final singles match at the Australian Open. The Australian played at Melbourne Park for the first time in three years following knee and wrist operations and fans once again flocked to his favourite John Cain Arena to be part of the show.

Great Britain’s Jacob Fearnley claimed the biggest win of his career at the Australian Open with a straight-sets victory over Nick Kyrgios...

Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley claimed the biggest win of his career at the Australian Open with a straight-sets victory over Nick Kyrgios. Home favourite Kyrgios, the 2022 Wimbledon finalist, was handicapped by an abdominal strain as Fearnley prevailed 7-6 (3) 6-3 7-6 (2) in two hours and 19 minutes in Melbourne.

Rising British tennis star Jacob Fearnley has defeated Nick Kyrgios in the Australian Open. The 23-year-old player won 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) against Kyrgios. It was his first international Grand Slam match and a major milestone in his budding career.

Kyrgios is hoping to compete at this summer’s Wimbledon but said he may have played singles at the Australian Open for the final time

Jacob Fearnley has defeated Nick Kyrgios in the first round of the Australia Open in Melbourne. The up-and-coming Scot recorded a straight-sets victory to book a place in the second round in his tournament debut. He defeated the Australian star 3-0 after two tie-breakers in a 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 win at the Join Cain Arena on Monday.

Jacob Fearnley decided to delete Instagram ahead of his Australian Open match against Nick Kyrgios because he was receiving lots of messages and it was distracting him. In what will be his debut at Melbourne Park, the British tennis player is set to meet a home favorite and one of the players whose matches draw the most attention.