Mar 16th, 2017

Mar 16th, 2017

The sample size is still small, but Australian tennis bad bay Nick Kyrgios can boast something Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal cannot – a winning record against Novak Djokovic.

After beating the former world No.1 for the second time in less than three weeks in the round of 16 at the Indian Wells ATP event on Thursday morning, Kyrgios now holds a perfect 2-0 head-to-head record against the Serbian star.

Nick Kyrgios unleashes a serve againt Novak Djokovic. (AAP)

Kyrgios’ 6-4, 7-6 victory in California provides another strong indication as to how good the Australian can be when he doesn’t get in his own way.

A glimpse at Djokovic’s head-to-head record against the other members of tennis’ big four shows just how well Kyrgios has fared against the winner of 12 grand slam events.

Djokovic holds a dominant 25-11 career lead over current number one Murray, a 26-23 advantage over Nadal and a 23-22 edge against Federer.

Kyrgios is still nowhere near the level of that trio, but he is off to a great start against the Djoker.

And, as the rally in the video above shows, Kyrgios can produce his best when it is most needed.

To win a point like that while serving for the first set is a sign of class.

Whether or not play like this becomes the norm rather the exception is up to Kyrgios alone.