Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios has never had a dull match, and part of that is by design. The ever-passionate Australian defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon on Saturday, ...

Tsitsipas was highly critical of Kyrgios after the match, and he pulled no punches in talking about Kyrgios' demeanor. He will look to match his career best in a singles Grand Slam with a quarterfinal appearance. Kyrgios said the Tsitsipas hit was similar. I have never finished the match and not given my hand to the opponent simply because of his performance." The U.S. Open default that Kyrgios referenced occurred in 2020. I'm not playing until we get to the bottom of it."

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.

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

JOHN LLOYD: His victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas last night was incredible and with his draw this is now an unbelievable opportunity for him to make the ...

But he would have to commit to it and not be afraid. The ones who win Slams. To an extent they're born with it and they would have been champions no matter what country they were born in. Yesterday was a tough one for the British players but there are good signs for the future. We've had Murray and now we have Emma Raducanu so we shouldn't complain but you know things are going well when you have a group of good players. The kids like him but fans are fickle and if he's not going to get the headlines that will fade fast. He would not admit it, but deep down it is. Why did he take up the game in the first place? It is time for Nick Kyrgios to win a Grand Slam. How does he do that? His victory against Stefanos Tsitsipas last night was incredible and with his draw this is now an unbelievable opportunity for him to make the final. All his antics, deep down, I think it is a defence mechanism. To hit underarm serves between his legs and entertain the crowd? He claims he is not motivated by winning Slams but I don't buy it.

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.

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.

Nick Kyrgios and his unique brand of mayhem marched into the fourth round of Wimbledon at the expense of a dazed and confused Stefanos Tsitsipas.

It was a hell of a match. 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. While Kyrgios argued with all and sundry, Tsitsipas took a bathroom break, came back out and complained about the positioning of the towels. The next game summed Kyrgios up to a tee; a code violation for swearing followed by a stunning winner from a Tsitsipas overhead to take the second set. I had my tactics. Nick Kyrgios and his unique brand of mayhem marched into the fourth round of Wimbledon at the expense of a dazed and confused Stefanos Tsitsipas.

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.”

Stefanos Tsitsipas branded Nick Kyrgios "evil" and "a bully" following their explosive third-round match at Wimbledon.

"I wasn’t hitting balls at his face. I didn’t feel like there was any anger. I didn’t think I was aggressive towards him. I don’t like people that put other people down. Unrepentant as ever, he said: "I’m not sure how I bullied him. I don’t like bullies.