The 27-year-old Australian Nick Kyrgios once again caused a lot of conversation at Wimbledon
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Nick Kyrgios is tennis’ bad boy. Now the Australian freaked out at Wimbledon. In the game against Paul Jubb, he got into a fight with a linesman and bullied the fans. After spitting in the direction of a bystander, Kyrgios is unapologetic.
Nick Kyrgios is the bad boy of tennis. The Australian proves this week after week. Most recently, he smashed his racket in anger at the tournament in Stuttgart and got into a fight with the spectators. The match against Andy Murray was about to be canceled. According to his own statements, Kyrgios was subjected to racist insults during the game and when he said goodbye.
This was not the case in his opening match at Wimbledon. Nevertheless, the 27-year-old once again provided a topic of conversation. Kyrgios admitted to deliberately spitting at a spectator after beating Britain’s Paul Jubb. Kyrgios said he was disrespectful to him. “When I won the game, I turned to him. I’ve had to deal with hate and negativity for so long, so I don’t feel like I owe this person anything.”
Kyrgios was already playing on probation
Already in the match, which Kyrgios won 3: 6, 6: 1, 7: 5, 6: 7, 7: 5, the Australian repeatedly underlined his image as a tennis bully. Kyrgios kept messing with the crowd supporting the local hero. He also doesn’t go to the supermarket and clap when someone scans something in the cash register, mocked the world number 40. such as the referee.
Kyrgios discussed continuously with the referee
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He was not racially insulted, said Kyrgios when asked. “Someone called out today that I was shit. Is that normal. No,” Kyrgios said, “I think there’s a whole generation of people on social media who think they have the right to comment negatively on every single thing.”
But not only the spectators attracted the anger of Kyrgios. He also loudly voiced his opinion about a linesman who tried to overrule a referee’s decision. “She selfishly walks up to you mid-game because she’s a snitch,” he yelled at the chair umpire. After the arduous victory against Jubb, Kyrgios meets the Serb Filip Krajinovic in the second round on Thursday.
Kyrgios had been on probation for six months in 2019. At a tournament in the United States, he tangled with the referee, took an unauthorized bathroom break, smashed two racquets in the catacombs and finally refused to shake hands with the referee.
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