Djokovic/Kyrgios through to Brisbane second round

BRISBANE - The Serbian and Australian pair of Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios are through to the second round of the men's doubles event at the Brisbane ATP tennis tournament after beating the Austrian-German duo of Alexander Erler and Adreas Mies 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 10-8 on Monday.

Djokovic and Kyrgios won after an hour and 48 minutes of play.

They will next face Croatian Nikola Mektic and New Zealander Michael Venus.