Massive change to Kyrgios double act confirmed

Kyrgios has long said he loves the rowdy crowds on the smaller courts. John Cain Arena affectionaltely referred to as Kyrgios Court during the Aussie’s single’s campaign.And his doubles venture with best mate Kokkinakis has brought an entirely new audience to the game with young men filling the stands on Kia Arena all week as the pair continues their campaign to win the men's doubles title.Now, it’s all change.As we get to the business end of the tournament, Australian open director Craig Tiley has announced the Special Ks will be playing on rod Laver Arena on Thursday.So too will Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott as he looks to end his incredible career with another title in the quad men’s singles final.The best bit? A ground ticket will get you into the famous tennis court.“We actually are going to move the Special Ks from Kia arena on to Rod Laver Arena,” Tiley said on Channel 9.“Anyone coming on site tomorrow with a grand pass can get into Rod Laver Arena and watch them play and not before 2:30, followed by Dylan so stay and watch Dylan. We want to make Dylan’s match the most watched wheelchair tennis match in the history of the game tomorrow afternoon.”SnapshotcOURTROD LAVER ARENA Day session – From 11:00am AEDTWomen’s Singles • QuarterfinalsD. Collins 27A. CornetDay session – Not before 1:00pm AEDTWomen’s Singles • QuarterfinalsI. Swiatek 7K. KanepiDay session – Not before 3:00pm AEDTMen’s Singles • QuarterfinalsJ. Sinner 11S. Tsitsipas 4Night session – From 7:30pm AEDTMen’s Singles • QuarterfinalsF. Auger-Aliassime 9D. Medvedev 210:22am CROWD BOOSTVictorian health authorities have given the green light to boosting tennis crowds for a blockbuster weekend at the Australian Open. Martin Pakula, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, confirmed on Wednesday morning that chief health officer Brett Sutton has raised capacity to 65 per cent for the finals weekend. “Breaking my self imposed Twitter hiatus (which I will return to - it’s blissful) to advise that the Chief Health Officer has agreed to increase the ticketed capacity of the Australian Open to 65% for the remainder of the tournament,” he wrote on Twitter.7:45am NADAL STRUGGLINGAn ailing Rafael Nadal said he was “destroyed physically” by his gritty five-set quarter-final win over Denis Shapovalov at the Australian Open on Tuesday.But the Spanish great still managed to move to within two matches of a record 21st Grand Slam title with an incredible display of guts and resilience against the talented 22-year-old.The sixth seed edged the Canadian 14th seed 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3 in 4hr 8min of thrilling action on Rod Laver Arena.“I was honestly destroyed physically. But my serve worked well, and for me, every game that I was winning with my serve was a victory,” said Nadal, who will have two days to recuperate before Friday’s semi-finals.“Being in semi-finals means a lot to me and to have a victory against a great player after all the things that I went through, so it’s an amazing news. I’m super happy.” It will be Nadal’s seventh semi-final in Melbourne where he will meet Italian seventh seed Matteo Berrettini Updates to story Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au