NIck Kyrgios is frequently outspoken off the tennis court and often outlandish on it.

NIck Kyrgios is frequently outspoken off the tennis court and often outlandish on it.Credit:

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Kyrgios is frequently outspoken off the tennis court and often outlandish on it,drawing attention for antics that sometimes draw punishment from the sport’s governing bodies. He is a talented athlete whose serve is among the biggest in the game and who has proven capable of beating the very best,including Djokovic,Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

He’s been ranked as high as No. 13 in the world – although currently does not have an ATP ranking because of his extended absence from competition – and owns seven singles titles. He has earned more than $US12 million in prize money.

Kyrgios teamed with good friend and compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis to win the 2022 Australian Open men’s doubles championship.

The best singles performance by Kyrgios came at Wimbledon last year,when he made it past the quarter-finals of a grand slam tournament for the first time and grabbed the opening set of the final against Djokovic before losing 4-6,6-3,6-4,7-6.

Even those two weeks of sustained excellence were memorable for more than forehands and backhands. Kyrgios was fined $US10,000 at Wimbledon after spitting in the direction of a spectator he said was heckling him at his first-round match and $US4000 for cursing during a contentious third-rounder against Stefanos Tsitsipas,who accused him afterward of “bullying” and having “a very evil side.”

During the event,word emerged from Australia that he was due in court to face an assault allegation;in February 2023,he escaped conviction on a charge of common assault after pleading guilty to shoving a former girlfriend in 2021.

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The tennis season that just concluded began on a sour note for Kyrgios when he was forced to withdraw from the Australian Open in January because he needed arthroscopic knee surgery. He later dealt with a wrist problem.

Hours before he pulled out of Wimbledon in early July,Kyrgios was asked at a press conference whether he missed tennis during all the time away.

“No,I don’t miss the sport at all,to be fair. I was almost dreading coming back a little bit. But it’s my job.”

AP

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