Canadian Milos Raonic unleashed a "scary" display of ruthless serving to break the hearts of home fans and dismantle an ailing Nick Kyrgios 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 on Tuesday.
The Canadian 16th seed blasted into the second round of the Australian Open in 1hr 56min, dropping just 11 points on his own serve against a forlorn Kyrgios, who needed treatment several times on a taped up knee.
"When I got to 3-3, it just flared up," a dejected Kyrgios told the physio during a break at the end of the first set. "Every time I rock back on my serve I feel it. I did an extended warm-up, I warmed up properly. I don't understand," he complained.
Kyrgios refused to blame the knee after the match.
"It was nothing to do with my loss. He was way too good for me," he said. "I've never seen serving as good as that. Milos played scary."