Hello and welcome to updates of a tasty-looking third round encounter between home favourite, Nick Kyrgios and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. It's the first match up on Rod Laver Arena in the Day 5 night session.

TSONGA 6-7 6-4 0-1 KYRGIOS. The Aussie needed that. He was seriously moping in his chair after dropping the second set, but gets this one off on the front foot.

SET! - TSONGA 6-7 6-4 KYRGIOS. Tsonga shows no sign of pressure as he makes it 18 points in a row on serve to easily see out the set.

TSONGA 6-7 5-4 KYRGIOS. Nick poses the serve-out question with a hold to 15. Over to the Frenchman, who has been in red-hot form on serve in the past few games.

TSONGA 6-7 5-3 KYRGIOS. JW remains on course with ANOTHER love hold. he's one away from tying this at 1-1.

TSONGA 6-7 4-3 KYRGIOS. That is very sloppy from Kyrgios. From 40-0 up he almost implodes. Tsonga makes deuce with a lovely backhand that glides down the line before earning a break point. The big serve gets Nick out of trouble and he just about stays in touch.

TSONGA 6-7 4-2 KYRGIOS. Tsonga wastes little time consolidating. He's in the driving seat in Set 2.

BREAK! - TSONGA 6-7 3-2 KYRGIOS. A delicious slice volley at the net claims a break to love for Tsonga. It's been a tight match, but the Frenchman's prowess at the net has been hugely successful when he's opted to come in. Could that be a key factor in the final outcome?

TSONGA 6-7 2-2 KYRGIOS. That's rather good from Tsonga. He plants down a trio of aces to coolly register a love hold.

TSONGA 6-7 1-2 KYRGIOS. Nick motors to a love hold. There's a real air of maturity about him today. Will he finally come of age in this tournament and realise his huge potential?

ONGA 6-7 1-1 KYRGIOS. JW slows it down and makes sure the disappointment of the tie break doesn't flow over into this set. He comes under pressure at 30-30, but cranks it up a notch to take the next two points and level it up.

TSONGA 6-7 0-1 KYRGIOS. The Aussie is buoyant right now. He stays focused to get set 2 off to a strong start. He has a set lead and the scoreboard advantage in this one.

SET! - TSONGA 6-7 KYRGIOS. A highly competitive opening set comes to an end as JW double faults on set point to lose the tie break 7-5. It's been 46 minutes where the Laver Arena crowd have been treated to some cracking tennis. Long may it continue.

TB LATEST: It's 3-3 at the change of ends.

TSONGA 6-6 KYRGIOS. Solid stuff from Kyrgios. Into a tie break we go...