On Wednesday, Nick Kyrgios advanced to Wimbledon semi-finals after beating Cristian Garin in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5). The phenomenal, talented Australian will face Rafael Nadal on Friday to determine who will become a finalist.
Nick Kyrgios, ranked No. 40 in singles, has become the first unseeded and lowest ranked player to get to the final four at Wimbledon since 2008. Right now at Wimbledon, Kyrgios seems determined and willing to try his best. If in the right mindset, he may be able to defeat Nadal, the former world No. 1.
“I thought my ship had sailed,” Kyrgios said in an article from ESPN. “Obviously, I didn’t go about things great early in my career and may have wasted that little window. But just really proud of the way I’ve just come back out here.”
Kyrgios has always been a dangerous and brilliant player, though his attitude sometimes gets the best of him. Oftentimes, he can not control himself from getting easily irritated. He blames ball boys for not being quick enough; he smashes racquets; he even got annoyed at a chair umpire for wearing a hat! His hurtful actions towards players and tournament staff has cost him thousands of fines.
After winning his first round match in Wimbledon, Kyrgios spat at a spectator’s direction and was fined $10,000. He was also fined $4,000 for inappropriate language during his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
During his fourth round match, Kyrgios got angry at the supervisor for not defaulting Tsitsipas after he slammed a ball towards the crowd, nearly hitting a fan. Kyrgios’ comments upset Tsitsipas, causing him to lose focus and give up the match. Tsitsipas insisted that Kyrgios intentionally wanted to mess himself up, and claimed that he was a bully.
“It’s constant bullying, that’s what he does,” Tsitsipas said, referring to Kyrgios in an article from the New York Times. “He bullies the opponents. He was probably a bully at school himself. I don’t like bullies. I don’t like people that put other people down. He has some good traits in his character, as well. But… he also has a very evil side to him, which if… exposed, it can really do a lot of harm and bad to the people around him.”
Obviously, both players made wrong decisions on court, but Kyrgios was definitely correct in this incident. Tsitsipas could’ve severely injured someone because of his behavior; this shouldn’t have been taken lightly.
Nick Kyrgios is a one in a million talent: his rapid serves, beautiful drop shots, and underarm aces are perfectly coupled with his overly confident demeanor. He will forever be one of the best entertainers in the tennis industry.
Link to articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/sports/tennis/kyrgioswimbledon.html
https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34201594/nick-kyrgios-reaches-men-singles-semifinals-wimbledon
Nick Kyrgios, ranked No. 40 in singles, has become the first unseeded and lowest ranked player to get to the final four at Wimbledon since 2008. Right now at Wimbledon, Kyrgios seems determined and willing to try his best. If in the right mindset, he may be able to defeat Nadal, the former world No. 1.
“I thought my ship had sailed,” Kyrgios said in an article from ESPN. “Obviously, I didn’t go about things great early in my career and may have wasted that little window. But just really proud of the way I’ve just come back out here.”
Kyrgios has always been a dangerous and brilliant player, though his attitude sometimes gets the best of him. Oftentimes, he can not control himself from getting easily irritated. He blames ball boys for not being quick enough; he smashes racquets; he even got annoyed at a chair umpire for wearing a hat! His hurtful actions towards players and tournament staff has cost him thousands of fines.
After winning his first round match in Wimbledon, Kyrgios spat at a spectator’s direction and was fined $10,000. He was also fined $4,000 for inappropriate language during his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas.
During his fourth round match, Kyrgios got angry at the supervisor for not defaulting Tsitsipas after he slammed a ball towards the crowd, nearly hitting a fan. Kyrgios’ comments upset Tsitsipas, causing him to lose focus and give up the match. Tsitsipas insisted that Kyrgios intentionally wanted to mess himself up, and claimed that he was a bully.
“It’s constant bullying, that’s what he does,” Tsitsipas said, referring to Kyrgios in an article from the New York Times. “He bullies the opponents. He was probably a bully at school himself. I don’t like bullies. I don’t like people that put other people down. He has some good traits in his character, as well. But… he also has a very evil side to him, which if… exposed, it can really do a lot of harm and bad to the people around him.”
Obviously, both players made wrong decisions on court, but Kyrgios was definitely correct in this incident. Tsitsipas could’ve severely injured someone because of his behavior; this shouldn’t have been taken lightly.
Nick Kyrgios is a one in a million talent: his rapid serves, beautiful drop shots, and underarm aces are perfectly coupled with his overly confident demeanor. He will forever be one of the best entertainers in the tennis industry.
Link to articles:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/sports/tennis/kyrgioswimbledon.html
https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34201594/nick-kyrgios-reaches-men-singles-semifinals-wimbledon
