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Following his victory over Liam Broady on John Cain Arena at the 2022 Australian Open, Nick Kyrgios jokingly referred to the crowd as a "zoo".
"You guys are out of control," Kyrgios told spectators to thunderous applause.
Broady, on the other hand, could not find any humour after being booed when he walked on court that night, describing the experience as "absolutely awful".
John Cain Arena has built a reputation for housing crowds that are far less reserved than those attending matches elsewhere at Melbourne Park.
Spectators do not have to pay the same prices as what seats on Rod Laver Arena cost, with a much cheaper ground pass enough to gain entry.
Kyrgios is a massive fan of playing on what is often referred to as the "people's court" and he is not alone among the Australian contingent.
On Friday night, it will be Alex de Minaur's turn to take to John Cain Arena when he faces Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli in the third round.
So what can de Minaur expect when he plays on the court for the first time this Australian Open?
"I feel like John Cain (Arena) just gets the crowd that wants to get behind the Aussies," said Storm Hunter after her second-round win over Laura Siegemund on Wednesday.
"Today I felt the same. I felt there's a lot of Aussie fans in the stands, and they were chanting my name, which was awesome.
"It's loud. I love that. It's an awesome experience. I definitely thrived off that today."
Hunter says the encouragement Australian players receive from spectators on John Cain Arena is worth points on the scoreboard.
"Sometimes you'll get down on yourself and you just have people yelling at you, 'It's OK, next point, next point'," Hunter said.
"Every time you win a point, they're in your corner.
"Honestly, I think it helps like maybe 30 per cent at least, maybe even more, because you kind of don't have time to get down on yourself because they're right there in your corner."
Thanasi Kokkinakis got over the line in a thrilling five-setter against Sebastian Ofner in the first round and he too acknowledged the support of the John Cain Arena faithful.
"They were up the whole time, which was incredible for me," Kokkinakis said.
"The support here is always nuts."
Following Kokkinakis onto the court on Tuesday night was fellow Australian Ajla Tomljanović.
When trailing 1-4 in the third set against Petra Martić, Tomljanović knew she could rely on the support of the home crowd.
"The crowd really pulled me through, staying so late," she said after fighting back to beat Martić.
"There was a few kids behind me at every change of ends, saying things that were just so cute. I was like, 'OK, I've got to give it a go'."
De Minaur played both of his earlier matches at this year's tournament on the larger Rod Laver Arena, in front of crowds filled with Australian fans.
But to steal a quote from Kyrgios, the support de Minaur receives on Friday night against Cobolli — in front of a full house on John Cain Arena — will be "out of control".