A double fault from Kyrgios gives Fearnley a break point, but Kyrgios holds on. He finds a few spin serves into the middle that Fearnley can’t return.

Good hold from Kyrgios and the pressure goes back onto Fearnley’s shoulders.

Huge stop from Fearnley! Between all the mockery he finds a good enough second serve as Kyrgios fires the return into the net.

5-5 with saved setpoint. Are we facing another tiebreaker?

Gulp. Another big game for Fearnley, especially between 15 and 30. Kyrgios made a big swing with his forehand and it seemed like he was going to intervene until he just fell silent at the last moment.

Kyrgios goes for another forehand winner at 30-30 but misses. Fearnley is drawn into a tackle as Fearnley stretches his backhand. Devil.

Uh! Fearnley applauds as Kyrgios fires a beautiful volley into the net, then Fearnley misses the forehand and gives Krygios the set point!

SAVED! Fearnley stays calm, finds the first serve and places the forehand winner behind Kyrgios after he moves to the other side of the court.

Over at Rod Laver Arena, the mood changed again as Novak Djokovic took the early break and Nishesh Basavareddy struggled after receiving treatment between sets.

The alarm bells were ringing but up to that point it was a brilliant performance from Basavareddy. Djokovic has improved his level since falling behind.

Kyrgios tries another forearm serve but misses the penalty area, causing Fearnley to punish the second serve.

What a point! Fearnley doesn’t give up as he reaches a drop shot from Kyrgios and then hits the forehand winner.

Break point: Kyrgios fails when he finds a crucial ball past the goal. And another one! Fearnley nets the next setback and Kyrgios saves.

He’s still wincing in pain as he returns to his seat.

I’m sure Jacob Fearnley expected this from the start when he was scheduled to face Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open.

The subdued crowd is now much more hostile, cheering the Scot’s errors and misses. This will be a huge success if he gets through this set now.

Fearnley shakes off a forehand miss and finds the winner, then keeps his cool and slams a forehand winner. AS! Just what he needed to hold on.

Ridiculous! Kyrgios saves with a forearm serve and a shot behind his back! With the score at 40-0, Kyrgios is playing his tricks and the home fans are loving it.

A huge change in mood out there at John Cain Arena. It has come to life.

BREAK! Wow. The John Cain Arena explodes as Kyrgios finds the break out of nowhere. Moments that test Fearnley. The home crowd begins to cheer missed serves and the Scot begins to feel some pressure.

At Deuce, Fearnley went in but fired an easy volley into the net. Kyrgios then took advantage of his chance and now hits the ball much more cleanly. There’s still a long way to go but Kyrgios has found something and Fearnley has to get through it.

But wait. There is some pressure now as Fearnley double-faults on the opening point and the Kyrgios fans cheer.

Fearnley responds with a huge ace, but a forehand error follows and Kyrgios finds inspiration out of nowhere. He pushes Fearnley back onto the backhand and blocks the volley.

Break point and a test from Fearnley here. Saved. The body impact is enough and Kyrgios cannot return. Another first serve – Kyrgios sends the return wide.

Kyrgios finally found something and hits the forehand winner to return to the deuce. Key game, that.

Kyrgios continues to fight and is causing quite a stir with his serve at the John Cain Arena. But Fearnley keeps control of it with the break. To be honest, he hasn’t faced any pressure on his serve since the first set. The Scot was dominant in the rallies.