The Special Ks are through to the third round of the US Open doubles competition after a straight-sets win over Andre Goransson and Yoshi Nishioka.
Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios teamed up to throw down 12 aces and converted the only break of the match in the first set.
The second set stayed on-serve and was decided in a tie breaker. The Ks eventually holding on 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).
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It was a composed effort from the pair, who never really looked troubled, taking the match in just under an hour and a half – the match ending when Goransson put a backhand into the net in the tiebreaker.
The 1500-strong crowd on Court 11 – with hundreds more trying to squeeze their way in – were treated to a humourous moment late in the clash. After Kyrgios crunched a backhand return winner in the second-to-last point of the tie breaker, he took off like the proverbial cat in celebration, bringing a raucous round of cheers and laughter from the crowd.
They will now take on Finland's Harri Heliovaara and Brit Lloyd Glasspool, who knocked over Brazilial Marcelo Melo and Raven Klaasen 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) in their second round clash.
Meanwhile, Kyrgios' match against world no.1 has been confirmed for Arthur Ashe Stadium for 9am Monday morning (AEST).
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