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he could have easily given up last night. the line judge fukked him out of the first set. guy called I think 4 balls out that were right on the line... one crucial one in the TB that made them replay the point on wawa's serve. He has the heart and the skill. once he matures he will be the top guyComment -
yeah this is something garnett would say (and he has said in the past)
KG is a scumbag too but in basketball it is part of the culture even if he goes over the line regularly (with vicious insults about anything you can think of).
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There would seem to be little wrong with Nick Kyrgios’s tennis lately. He looks fit and in form, and the gifted young Australian may do some damage in the final slam of the season in New York later this month. But there is a lot wrong with Nick Kyrgios. The kid needs help. The latest in the 20-year-old’s growing list of look-at-me moments – telling Stan Wawrinka in public that fellow player Thanasi Kokkinakis had slept with his girlfriend – was by some way Kyrgios’s worst. It has resulted in a fine, a grunted apology and, if the narrative plays out the way it has done at Wimbledon and elsewhere over the past year or so, there will be another incident up the road soon enough.
On a changeover during the second set of their match at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Kyrgios told the world No5: “Kokkinakis banged your girlfriend, sorry to tell you that mate.” Wawrinka ignored the insult and withdrew in the third set with a back injury. They shook hands at the net but no amount of tennis etiquette could disguise Wawrinka’s anger.
Asked immediately after the match in a courtside interview to explain his remarks, Kyrgios justified his jaw-dropper with smug indifference: “He was getting a bit lippy with me, kind of in the heat of the moment. I don’t know, I just said it.”
Kyrgios knew what buttons he was pressing, though. Wawrinka earlier this year split with his wife, Ilham, and had been rumoured to be seeing the young Croatian player Donna Vekic – as had Kokkinakis.
Talking to Swiss journalists in French later, Wawrinka responded with measured indignation, revealing he had confronted Kyrgios in the locker room but the Australian tried to avoid him. “It stays in the locker room,” is all Wawrinka would say of their exchange.
He added: “It’s not the first time that he has big problems on court in terms of what he says and in terms of how he acts. I just hope the ATP will take big measures against him because he is young, maybe, but there’s no excuse. Every match he has problems. Every match he behaves very badly. On top of that, the problem is that he doesn’t just behave badly towards himself, he behaves badly towards the people around, the other players, the ball kids, the umpires. I really hope the ATP will take major action against him this time.”
None of which seemed to impress the ATP – who made no mention of the incident on its website coverage of the match and then slammed a copyright ban on the footage – Kyrgios’s mother, Norlaila, who endorsed his actions before asking how she could delete her Twitter account, or his brother, Christos, who wondered if Wawrinka had assaulted Kyrgios, a cavalier suggestion coming from a lawyer.
If he had, there is a fair chance ambulances would have been involved. Wawrinka is a hefty unit, and he had enough reason to lose his temper. He did well not to.
“I think there are things, regardless of how you are, regardless of the stress you have on the court, there are things you just can’t say,” Wawrinka said later. “And, regardless of whether he sidesteps it, I think the way he behaves on court he has big problems.”
The catalogue of incidents is getting too long for Kyrgios or his family to ignore. If they care about him as a son and brother, they will have a quiet word. He has used up pretty much all the goodwill set aside for him by well-meaning friends, hangers-on and sections of the Australian media. There are not many excuses left.
If Kyrgios cares about his career – and sometimes he is so blase about his success, wealth and celebrity he professes to hate tennis – the hip young dude from Canberra who smirks when he should be smiling, who plainly is struggling with fame, needs to understand he is not the only clown in town. He is part of a travelling circus, certainly, but the laughter stopped a little while ago.[quote=jjgold;5683305]I win again like usual
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When it gets tough? I mean maybe, I wouldn't classify him as a known tanker just because of a match or 2. I think his skill is light years ahead of the new up and comers, future #1 hands down if he doesn't turn into a Tomic and start partying like crazy. Kyrgios seems to get his jollies off on the court, so if he needs to slam a few rackets, cuss out a few ball boys or tell a player his friend banged their gf then so be it.Comment -
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He tanked at Wimbledon.
RE: basketball
He is of the Greek Orthodox faith[10][11] and always wears a gold necklace with a cross on it.[12] Kyrgios was a promising basketball player who had represented the Australian Capital Territory and Australia in his early teens before making the decision to focus solely on tennis when he was 14 years old.[13] Two years later he gained a full scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport where he was able to further develop his tennis. In 2013, Kyrgios relocated his training base from Canberra to Melbourne Park in an attempt to further his career with better facilities and hitting partners.[14] A year later Tennis ACT announced a $27 million redevelopment of the Lyneham Tennis Centre in Canberra to lure Kyrgios back home and host Davis Cup and Fed Cup ties.[15] Kyrgios confirmed in January 2015 that he would be based out of Canberra and donated $10,000 towards the redevelopment.[16]
Kyrgios is an avid fan of the Boston Celtics in the NBA[17] and Tottenham Hotspur in English football's Premier League.[18] His sports idol is NBA player Kevin Garnett.[19] His idols growing up were Roger Federer, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan.[20]
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If Wawrinka talked any trash he shouldn't complain about taking some; IMO, there should be no rules regarding trash talk.Comment -
And lets all be clear here....Kyrgios was down and out of that match already. Gasquet was playing like a man possessed, as his semi final appearance also shows.Comment -
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"Kokkinokis is THIS big"
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apparently she is impressed with large chocolate.Comment -
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He is a kid
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Do he beat isner today?
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I really could care less what he said to Wawrinka but I do have a problem with him acting like a betch every single point he loses. I remember when he beat Federer this year I could not believe how he was acting. There's times where the ball is clearly way out and he sits there and cusses at the line judge. Tennis doesn't need him but I would definitely agree he would bring in more ratings if he keeps this up.Comment -
I personally love it. Kid is fiery, and hilarious at times. Last night Stan would hit a brilliant winner and Kyrgios would jump up shouting "YEAHHHHH" like he actually won the point instead. Was hilarious, its all to get in the opponents head, nothing more.
As far as yelling at the line judges, he had good reason last night, they sucked. But he can chill out a bit on that in other tournaments/yelling at ball kids. Uncalled forComment -
Heard they got a little physical in the locker room.Comment -
Absolutely, lacks heart for sure and gives up very easily.
Kyrgios is great to watch and he will get tennis some more attention now, but as for his game, he's going to just be a better waste of talent version like Fognini is.
Will most likely be banned from tennis eventually after multiple blowups and infractions.
IT's sad because when hes focused and playing good, hes one of the funnest players to watch and can beat anyone except Joker.Comment -
Damn, Vekic must have a magical vag
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One of my GFs bangs a lot of folks...but at least she is workingComment -
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Wawrinka doesn't talk trash.
