Do you want to pay an entrance fee for a practice match? kyrgios fans ask. He sold out the stadium in an hour

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has always been a very controversial figure, loved by part of the public and hated by the other part. In the new season he has not played a single match yet, yet he has already managed to sell out the central court in Melbourne. For a practice match.

The Australian Open is fast approaching and the organizers have prepared a special practice match between the biggest stars of the upcoming tournament, Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic.

Fans could get to the match for a single price of $20 which is approximately 450 crowns. Fans of both stars did not hesitate and sold out the stadium for 14,820 spectators in 58 minutes.

But the match itself also caused a stir among some of the public. Some people don’t like the fact that the organizers want to charge admission for a practice match.

But the match itself should be in the same spirit as the tournament clashes, with referees, balloon collectors and of course the rules.

But that’s not the only thing that bothers people. For example, former world 125th ranked player Noah Rubin complained about the clash between these two world tennis icons becoming a mundane affair.

However, this remark didn’t go down too well with Kyrgios, who responded in kind. Judge for yourself. Rubin then vainly defended himself by saying that he would rather see both fighters in a real match at the first Grand Slam of the season.

Djokovic and Kyrgios clashed three times in a fierce match. Twice the Australian emerged victorious, but the last time Djokovic eased his negative record in the Wimbledon final, where he beat the boisterous Kyrgios 3-1 in sets.

The Rod Laver Arena, which holds 14,820 spectators, will also host more practice matches. There will be matches between Rafael Nadal and Hubert Hurkacz, Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari and Alex Zverev against Dominic Thiem.

Daniil Medvedev, Félix Auger-Aliassime and Jessica Pegula can also look forward to the Melbourne Centre Court.

All money raised will go to the Australian Tennis Federation. Some of the money will go to war-torn Ukraine in the form of an exhibition evening on January 11.

Sources: Australian Open, Twitter