The Latest: Murray-Kyrgios fireworks at French Open
By The Associated Press, Associated Press
May 30, 2015 5:15 AM CDT
Britain's Andy Murray clenches his fist after scoring a point as he plays Australia's Nick Kyrgios during their third round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Paris, France. (AP Photo/David Vincent)   (Associated Press)

PARIS (AP) — The Latest from the French Open:

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12:13 p.m.

Oh la la. Fireworks on Court Suzanne Lenglen, where Andy Murray and Nick Kyrgios are playing incandescent tennis in the French Open third round. But cover the kids' ears, because their language is blue.

Both have white-hot tempers and both dropped F-bombs in the first set won 6-4 by Murray. The third seed furiously thwacked his racket on the red clay and then threw his towel for good measure after serving a double fault to allow Kyrgios to break back in the fourth game.

"What is that? What is it?" Murray also yelled at himself in the eighth game, facing two break points he went on to save, the second of them with a delicious lob having sucked Kyrgios into the net with an exquisite drop shot.

The 29th-seeded Australian is berating himself, too.

"What is the point? What is the point!" he exclaimed after Murray broke him in the seventh game. "Useless."

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11:22 a.m.

A mammoth Saturday of tennis at the French Open, with potential upsets on the cards for high-ranked seeds who fail to up their game.

An announcer has been getting the thin crowd on the Philippe Chatrier center court in the mood, leading them in a sing-along. The jig of a jazz clarinet is wafting on the air from another court.

Third-seeded Andy Murray needs to be in tune from the off against Nick Kyrgios, an explosive Australian seeded 29th with a distinctive Mad Max-style hairdo, shaved at the sides. They are out first on the magnificent Court Suzanne Lenglen. Kyrgios stepped out onto the red clay wearing pink headphones. Murray is wearing businesslike grey and is watched by coach Amelie Mauresmo.

Top-seeded Novak Djokovic plays the second match on Chatrier against 19-year-old Thanasi Kokkinakis, bidding to become the youngest Australian man in the Open era to reach the last 16 at the French.

The headline match could be No. 1 Serena Williams, who labored in her last match, against two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka. They play last on Chatrier.

Game on!

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