Snapshot from day seven at the Open

By Darren Walton
Updated January 23 2022 - 6:41pm, first published 6:36pm
Thanasi Kokkinakis (right) and Nick Kyrgios celebrate their third-round Australian Open doubles win.
Thanasi Kokkinakis (right) and Nick Kyrgios celebrate their third-round Australian Open doubles win.

PLAYER OF THE DAY: Thanasi Kokkinakis - the other half of the so-called Special Ks - stole the show as he and his crowd-pleasing partner Nick Kyrgios surged into the doubles quarter-finals with a rousing three-set victory over South American seeds Gonzolo Escobar and Ariel Behar on a packed-out Kia Arena.