Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios inserted himself deep into Stefanos Tsitsipas's psyche and eventually emerged as a victor, winning 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3 7-6 (7) to reach the ...

At 3-1, 40-0 Kyrgios threw in an underarm serve, which Tsitsipas responded to by sprinting up to the ball and slapping it at the back fence. He sent a backhand into the lower section of the crowd, just below his player’s box, and he was extremely fortunate not to strike anyone. “You can’t hit a ball into the crowd, and hit someone, and not get defaulted,” he said. When Kyrgios double faulted at 1-1 in the tie-break, Tsitsipas was ready and breezed through it to take the set. Throughout the first set, Kyrgios was clearly the better player, breezing through his own service games while putting Tsitsipas under immense pressure on his own. But it sure is difficult to talk only about tennis with all of the drama that surrounds him.

There's never been any doubt about Nick Kyrgios' talent and athletic ability on the tennis court.

And off the court, it’s a different story altogether.” So I’m just going to rest and recover and do everything right and hopefully I can just keep going on.” “And the media loves to write that I’m bad for the sport, but clearly not.” “I don’t really play a full schedule of tennis, to be honest, and I’m able to put in some great performances like this. I know that you all think that you can play but it’s very frustrating and I have the ultimate respect for him. He’s never been past the quarterfinals at a major and his last such appearance was at Wimbledon in 2015.

The Australian won a heated match marked by controversy against Stefanos Tsitsipas to advance to the fourth round.

No one is really going to talk about the tennis, and in some ways, he played a really wonderful match Saturday. Still, Kyrgios should win that match, and then, he’s in the final eight, and then, who knows? For as much as we talk about him, this is a player who is not among the top 32 players in the world, at least by ranking, but everyone recognizes the absurd amount of talent he has. Tsitsipas is his own guy and this is not his thing—he doesn’t do confrontation, he doesn't do histrionics. You can’t hit a ball into the crowd and hit someone and not get defaulted.” It’s not that he’s just good for “entertainment.” This isn’t someone who is the “villain of tennis.” This is someone who, in many ways, is quite likable and he is doing it like no one else. Then, 10 minutes later, he is rifling the ball at Kyrgios multiple times and got penalized for it. Some of it is, the more you see him and the more you are around him, the more you know this is not someone with bad intent—this is someone who has some mental health challenges, which he has openly talked about and shared. One of the ball abuse violations was after Tsitsipas dropped the second set and he launched a ball into the stands, narrowly missing a spectator—a move that led Kyrgios to have, um, words with Dumusois. Rafael Nadal was playing at the same time as Kyrgios and Tsitsipas on Saturday. This is someone who has won the past two Slams, and he’s trying to win the third straight Slam to keep the Calendar Slam chase alive and add on to the 22 major titles he already has. This looked like the ball narrowly missed the fan, and the chair umpire clearly didn’t see it. I am watching Court 1 right now and the match ended, what, 11 minutes ago, and Kyrgios is still on the court signing autographs and taking selfies with every single fan at the edge of the court.

Nick Kyrgios cursed at the Wimbledon chair umpire. He demanded to see a Grand Slam supervisor after questioning why Stefanos Tsitsipas didn't forfeit.

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Australian Nick Kyrgios beat fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in a wild, outburst-filled third-round match at Wimbledon where both players received code ...

The ball appeared to ricochet off a wall, but what wasn't entirely clear was whether it landed on anyone. ... Bro, the people want to see me, not you.'' Kyrgios, a 27-year-old from Australia, converted his second match point with a drop shot, then roared. There even was some terrific tennis along the way, with the players combining for 118 winners. ... I'm not playing until we get to the bottom of this.'' There were much more antics and words.

Nick Kyrgios cursed at the Wimbledon chair umpire. He demanded to see a Grand Slam supervisor after questioning why Stefanos Tsitsipas didn't forfeit.

They will get another chance to see Kyrgios on Monday, when he faces Brandon Nakashima for a spot in the quarterfinals. The ball appeared to ricochet off a wall, but what wasn’t entirely clear was whether it landed on anyone. … Bro, the people want to see me, not you.” It is the largest of the 22 prize money penalties issued in Week 1. At the folks seated in his guest box? … I’m not playing until we get to the bottom of this.”

The Greek world No. 5 hit the ball into the crowd in frustration after losing the second set at The Championships. Kyrgios approached the umpire demanding that ...

“You need to get more supervisors then. Kyrgios then demanded that the umpire bring out a supervisor. “What classifies as that then? What classifies it? It’s a default bro! It’s a default brother.

Nick Kyrgios overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in an ill-tempered fourth-round clash at Wimbledon. Read more here.

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Nick Kyrgios knocked out fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a dramatic and controversial showdown on a raucous No 1 Court on Saturday night.

It was a hell of a match. Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android "He has some good traits in his character, as well. The sublime immediately returned to the utterly ridiculous, Tsitsipas angrily hitting a ball into the stands to earn a warning of his own, and Kyrgios insisting he be defaulted. I don't like people that put other people down. Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios knocked out fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a wild and wonderful Wimbledon third-round slugfest that threatened to spiral out of control on Saturday; Rafael Nadal advanced to the fourth round with a rather more straight-forward win

In an explosive postscript to their epic clash, Stefanos Tsitsipas says Nick Kyrgios's antics should not be accepted in the sport.

"I'm good in the locker room. "If he's affected by that today, then that's what's holding him back. "There is no other player that does this. "I didn't do anything. I don't like people that put other people down," Tsitsipas said, sparking an ugly war of words. "He has some good traits in his character as well.

Stefanos Tsitsipas said Nick Kyrgios has an "evil side" to his character after losing to the Australian in a feisty match at Wimbledon on Saturday.

Maybe he should figure out how to beat me a couple more times first," the Australian added. He was the one hitting balls at me, he was the one that hit a spectator, he was the one that smacked it out of the stadium," Kyrgios told reporters after progressing to the round of 16. I really hope all us players can come up with something and make this a cleaner version of our sport, have this kind of behavior not accepted, not allowed, not tolerated." "That's his way of manipulating the opponent and making you feel distracted, in a way. "I don't like people that put other people down. "I'm not used to playing this way," he said.

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“He has an evil side to him and it does a lot of harm to people around him.” Because I got -- I always get fined. Wimbledon

The serially volatile Aussie manages to get into Greek Tsitsipas' head and triggers a meltdown for a 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7) win.

In a fractured quarter – partly due to big pre-tournament favourite Matteo Berrettini’s withdrawal due to COVID – Kyrgios has now emerged the favourite. For a player with all the evident talent to win on the big stage, that would make for grim reading. Two points later, however, after a well-timed dropshot got a lucky break at the net, Kyrgios played to the crowd’s raucous applause, even bowing as he was cheered on. The 23-year-old has only won 3 out of the 14 matches he has played against Kyrgios and Daniil Medvedev – another player with whom he has started a fiery, at times personal rivalry. The move did not go down well with Kyrgios, who demanded a match default for his opponent, treating Novak Djokovic’s 2020 US Open default as precedent. In frustration, in a move he himself apologised for later, he dangerously hit a ball into the crowd just under his player’s box.

The Australian's matches and news conferences have become irresistible theater — some call them a circus — a blessing and a curse for a sport that is always ...

Nadal is known to be one of the game’s true gentlemen, a keeper of the unspoken codes between players. He was the one that smacked it out of the stadium.” “I think everyone has to go to bed with being calm with the things that you have done,” Nadal said. It would be the ultimate hero-villain confrontation, a perfect setting for all manner of potential Kyrgios explosions and boorishness, but also, as that Twitter feed put it, unmissable theater. Kyrgios is of Greek and Malay descent, and his father painted houses for a living. The nearly endless complaints and interruptions rattled Tsitsipas. He struggled to maintain his composure, complaining to the chair umpire that only one person on the court was interested in playing tennis, while the other was turning the match into a circus. “We’re not cut from the same cloth,” he said of Tsitsipas. “I go up against guys who are true competitors. Then, he added, “When I feel like other people disrespect me and don’t respect what I’m doing from the other side of the court, it’s absolute normal from my side to act and do something about it.” He is the ticking time bomb who packs stadiums and has hordes of young fans. One ricocheted off the ground and very nearly crashed into the face of a ball boy at a tournament in California this year. He puts on the sort of magical shotmaking clinic — shots between the legs, curling forehands, underhanded aces — that other players can only dream about. As Wimbledon heads into its second week, the women’s tournament is wide open and there is potential for a men’s final of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, which looks more inevitable each day.

The fiery third-round match between Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon on Saturday has resulted in both players being fined.

"He literally came to the match to not even support anyone really, just to stir up disrespect. Kyrgios called on Tsitsipas to be defaulted, but play continued with the Australian eventually closing it out. His opponent, Tsitsipas, has also been hit with a $10,000 fine for "unsportsmanlike conduct" after being handed two code violations for ball abuse during the match.

Stefanos Tsitsipas was given the joint biggest fine of Wimbledon so far for unsportsmanlike conduct following his tempestuous third-round clash with Nick ...

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Pat Cash has launched a blistering attack on Nick Kyrgios, accusing the fellow Australian of cheating, abuse and dragging tennis down to new depths.

"We want to not promote it as entertainment. "It's embarrassing. The ball kids were running across the court as Kyrgios was serving. "As it was, the umpire lost control. "Tsitsipas would make a line call and [Kyrgios] would go up there and start complaining, he'd be in his face. Pressed on the notion that Kyrgios was cheating, Cash added: "[It's] the gamesmanship, the abuse he was giving.

Antics from both players had tennis fans spellbound during the third-round match, which saw the Australian maverick beat the classic Greek in a fractious ...

Just super happy to – I think the hard work and just the way I have been playing on the grass is paying off.” That's not a bad thing”. But then the 23-year-old Roland Garros finalist went on to call the match a “circus” and revealed his frustration at his former doubles’ partner’s antics. We are not there to have conversations and dialogues with other people, except – especially actually, not "except" – especially when you really know that the referee is not going to overrule what he decided, you know.” “I was aiming for the body of my opponent but I missed by a lot, by a lot,” said Tsitsipas afterwards, the anger behind it taking the ball long, to boos from the crowd. The fourth set headed into a tie break with Kyrgios winning match point with a delicate drop shot, thwarting a fast-incoming Tsitsipas. Kyrgios roared with delight. Kyrgios went on to take the set.

Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas have both been fined following their wild third round Wimbledon match.

He was the one who hit a spectator. He’s got some serious issues. He’s making that match about me.

Just imagine Nick Kyrgios telling the world how good he is after winning Wimbledon by defeating Novak Djokovic on Sunday.

It might seem ambitious to lay out a path for Kyrgios to win Wimbledon, but he deserves it on what has been seen on his performances at the All England Club so far. Nakashima won't be an easy opponent for Kyrgios in the fourth round, but the American has never reached this stage of a major before and the match will certainly be decided on the form of the Aussie. In his defeat of fourth seed Tsitsipas in the third round, Kyrgios showed incredible resilience to win a match he would have almost certainly lost in recent years. It's always been said that Kyrgios has the potential to win a Grand Slam title, but his best result in majors across the last seven years is only the fourth round, meaning the prophecy of potential glory had almost been given up on by the masses as he reaches 27 years of age. In the first round against British wildcard Paul Jubb, Kyrgios battled his own nerves, fought with the umpire and line judges, spat at the crowd and looked to be on the brink of crashing out at the first hurdle before rallying to get the job done. Despite regular displays of petulance across all his matches, including spitting at the crowd, berating umpires and line judges, arguing non-stop with his support box and even being accused of being a bully by Stefanos Tsitsipas, Kyrgios is now third favourite to win Wimbledon behind Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

A column published in a major Australian newspaper that suggested tennis ace Nick Kyrgios should surrender his passport and be deported has been labelled ...

We’re not cut from the same cloth,” Kyrgios said. “If you’re affected by that today then that’s what’s holding him back. He’s not exactly Australia’s sweetheart but you can criticise him in a non-racialised way.” “You’re the big fat centre of your world. Like Grub Island, as per Roy and HG’s famous Grub of the Year quest. I don’t like people that put other people down.