Nick Kyrgios, an Australian tennis player, has been making headlines after multiple victories in the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Wimbledon is the oldest and most traditional of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and this year many big names, including Novak Djokavic, and Rafael Nadal, are competing at the tournament.
Kyrgios is known for his immense talent and extreme personality. A New York Times article said, “he plays when he feels like it, then disappears for months, only to return to wreak havoc and provide headline-grabbing theater.” He is also unafraid of relentlessly arguing with judges and spitting towards fans and umpires during matches. In an interview after his game one match, he said “the crowd was pretty rowdy today. Couple people in the crowd not shy of criticizing me, so that one was for you, you know who you are.” The “that one was for you” comment was referring to him spitting toward the fan.
While addressing his questionable actions and anger during games, Kyrgios said, “everywhere I go I’m seeing full stadiums. The media loves to write that I am bad for the sport but clearly not.”
It’s safe to say that Kyrgios is no stranger to bringing barrages to the court and fighting with the judges. His game with Stefanos Tistsipas was no different. During the game, Kyrgios was constantly talking with the umpire for not defaulting Tsitsipas after Tsitsipas slammed a ball into the crowd, almost hitting a fan. Kyrgios claimed the umpire would have kicked him out if he did the same thing.
Tsispatis was extremely frustrated by Kyrgios’ interruptions to talk with the judges and complained to the umpire that he was the only person interested in playing tennis, while his opponent was turning the match into a circus.
After the game, Tsitsipas, who was probably furious after losing to Kyrgios two times in the past month, said, “it’s constant bullying, that’s what he does. 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.” Tsitsipas also said he regretted hitting the ball into the crowd.
Following his win against Tsitsipas, Kyrogios beat Brandon Nakashima from the United States and won against Christian Garin from Chile in a dominant performance. He was set to play Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam event champion who is known to be one of the game’s true gentlemen, but Nadal pulled out of the competition due to abdominal pain. Kyrogios now faces the number one seed, Novak Djokovic on Sunday for the final match.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/08/nick-kyrgios-says-australian-tennis-players-obsession-wimbledon
https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34162153/nick-kyrgios-spits-direction-fan-allegedly-was-verbally-abusive-wimbledon-match
https://s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1656877247472x354500886515628740/Nick%20Kyrgios%2C%20a%20Dream%20and%20a%20Nightmare%20for%20Wimbledon%2C%20Is%20Winning%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times.pdf
Kyrgios is known for his immense talent and extreme personality. A New York Times article said, “he plays when he feels like it, then disappears for months, only to return to wreak havoc and provide headline-grabbing theater.” He is also unafraid of relentlessly arguing with judges and spitting towards fans and umpires during matches. In an interview after his game one match, he said “the crowd was pretty rowdy today. Couple people in the crowd not shy of criticizing me, so that one was for you, you know who you are.” The “that one was for you” comment was referring to him spitting toward the fan.
While addressing his questionable actions and anger during games, Kyrgios said, “everywhere I go I’m seeing full stadiums. The media loves to write that I am bad for the sport but clearly not.”
It’s safe to say that Kyrgios is no stranger to bringing barrages to the court and fighting with the judges. His game with Stefanos Tistsipas was no different. During the game, Kyrgios was constantly talking with the umpire for not defaulting Tsitsipas after Tsitsipas slammed a ball into the crowd, almost hitting a fan. Kyrgios claimed the umpire would have kicked him out if he did the same thing.
Tsispatis was extremely frustrated by Kyrgios’ interruptions to talk with the judges and complained to the umpire that he was the only person interested in playing tennis, while his opponent was turning the match into a circus.
After the game, Tsitsipas, who was probably furious after losing to Kyrgios two times in the past month, said, “it’s constant bullying, that’s what he does. 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.” Tsitsipas also said he regretted hitting the ball into the crowd.
Following his win against Tsitsipas, Kyrogios beat Brandon Nakashima from the United States and won against Christian Garin from Chile in a dominant performance. He was set to play Rafael Nadal, the 22-time Grand Slam event champion who is known to be one of the game’s true gentlemen, but Nadal pulled out of the competition due to abdominal pain. Kyrogios now faces the number one seed, Novak Djokovic on Sunday for the final match.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/08/nick-kyrgios-says-australian-tennis-players-obsession-wimbledon
https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/34162153/nick-kyrgios-spits-direction-fan-allegedly-was-verbally-abusive-wimbledon-match
https://s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1656877247472x354500886515628740/Nick%20Kyrgios%2C%20a%20Dream%20and%20a%20Nightmare%20for%20Wimbledon%2C%20Is%20Winning%20-%20The%20New%20York%20Times.pdf
