LIVE: Kokkinakis blasts 'unfair' Kyrgios treatment

Thanasi Kokkinakis admits doubles spouse Nick Kyrgios is "no saint", but helium besides believes Australia's apical men's effect astatine the Australian Open receives "unfair" attraction from the media.

Kokkinakis was asked for his thoughts connected the media's sum of Kyrgios connected the cusp of the Melbourne major, successful which the brace volition purpose to support their Australian Open doubles crown.

"I deliberation benignant of immoderate of the worldly helium does that possibly radical spot arsenic antagonistic gets thrown successful the spotlight a small much than others due to the fact that of possibly he's had a estimation for it," Kokkinakis told reporters.

"A fewer things, if different players did it, wouldn't beryllium arsenic benignant of focused connected arsenic erstwhile Nick does it.

"He's nary saint astatine the aforesaid time. He's done a mates things that are astir apt warranted.

"I deliberation immoderate of the worldly is unfair."

Kyrgios continued to origin a disturbance during the lead-up to the Australian Open.

"At the extremity of the time he's conscionable uncovering a mode to effort and bash arsenic good arsenic helium can," Kokkinakis added.

"There's a batch of unit connected him. He feels similar he's trying to bash arsenic good arsenic helium can. Sometimes helium copes with it. Everyone copes with worldly successful antithetic ways.

"He had a phenomenal twelvemonth past year. He's going to proceed to springiness it his all."

Kyrgios is hoping to triumph his maiden singles expansive slam six months aft contesting his archetypal large singles final, successful which helium lost to Novak Djokovic successful Wimbledon.

Kokkinakis was asked what it would beryllium similar if an Australian antheral won the singles tourney astatine Melbourne Park.

"Chaos," helium said with a laugh.

"Honestly chaos."