Canberra's Nick Kyrgios has lost his opening round match of the Australian Open qualifying tournament in Melbourne today.
In a rain-affected match Kyrgios lost to Frenchman Mathiu Rodrigues 7-6(3) 3-6 2-6.
The loss end's Kyrgios chances of earning a spot in the main draw of the Australian Open, which begins on Monday.
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The 16-year-old will still compete in the Australian Open junior event, which begins in the second week of the tournament.
The qualifying event was only the second open-aged tournament that Kyrgios had entered after losing in the quarter-finals of the Australia Open wildcard play-off last month.
The match was originally scheduled for yesterday but had to be postponed due to poor weather.
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