Nick Kyrgios v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga match-up

How Nick Kyrgios and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga match-up ahead of their Australian Open third-round showdown at Melbourne Park.

Former finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stands in Nick Kyrgios's path at the Australian Open. (AAP)

HOW NICK KYRGIOS MATCHES UP WITH JO-WILFRIED TSONGA AHEAD OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN OPEN THIRD-ROUND CLASH:

15-JO-WILFRIED-TSONGA (FRA) leads 17-NICK KYRGIOS (AUS) 1-0

2017 Marseille, hard, SF, Tsonga 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 6-4

JO-WILFRIED-TSONGA

Age: 32

Ranking: 15

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $US20,808,869 ($A25.99 million)

Career titles: 16

2017 titles: 4

2017 win-loss record: 38-15 Grand slam titles: 0

Australian Open win-loss record: 36-10

Best Australian Open results: runner-up 2008, semi-finalist 2010, quarter-finalist 2009, 2013, 2017

NICK KYRGIOS

Age: 22

Ranking: 17

Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Career prize money: $US5,600,640 ($A7.14 million)

Career titles: 4

Grand slam titles: 0

2017 titles: 0

2017 win-loss record: 31-17

Australian Open win-loss record: 10-4

Best Australian Open result: quarter-finalist 2015