Lleyton Hewitt, Australia’s United Cup captain, has blasted Nick Kyrgios over the polarising star’s 11th-hour withdrawal from the tournament. Hewitt spoke to reporters after Alex de Minaur opened Australia’s campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in Sydney on Thursday night — a match Kyrgios was …
Read More »Spicy Tsitsipas dig reignites feud with Kyrgios
Feisty Greek ace Stefanos Tsitsipas has reignited his feud with Nick Kyrgios after the Australian enigma turned his back on the inaugural edition of the United Cup, set to start in Sydney on Thursday. Kyrgios pulled out of the 18-team, mixed-team competition within 24 hours of the tournament beginning, citing …
Read More »Kyrgios drops bombshell on Aussie homecoming
Enigmatic superstar Nick Kyrgios has sensationally withdrawn from the United Cup just 24 hours before tournament lift-off. Kyrgios was a major drawcard for the new mixed-gender tennis event, which will be played across Sydney, Brisbane, and Perth from Thursday. He cited the need to recover from multiple injury niggles ahead …
Read More »Cheeky Kyrgios ‘guarantee’ for Djokovic rematch
Nick Kyrgios has given a ringing endorsement to innovative new teams tournaments as he prepares for a mouthwatering rematch with Novak Djokovic on Thursday (AEDT). The Australian showman is the headline act for the Eagles team in the inaugural World Tennis League which starts in Dubai on Tuesday (AEDT). Kyrgios …
Read More »Salty Kyrgios fuming over medal-winning Barty
Nick Kyrgios has stuck his nose in controversy again. One day after Ash Barty clinched a record-breaking fifth Newcombe Medal, the highest individual honour in Australian tennis, Kyrgios blasted the decision to award her the honour. Kyrgios shared an Instagram graphic posted by Sportskeeda comparing Barty‘s 2022 statistics with those …
Read More »Draw blasted open for ‘Federer-like’ Kyrgios
Nick Kyrgios reached the quarter-finals of the US Open by channelling Roger Federer and the draw has opened up sufficiently for him to wear the ‘favourite’ tag all the way to his first grand slam final, says Wally Masur. Masur is in awe of Kyrgios’ performance against Daniil Medvedev in …
Read More »‘Best we’ve seen’ from rampant Kyrgios in win
You never know what you’re going to get with Nick Kyrgios – but you know it’ll never be boring. In his pulsating 7-6 (13-11), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over number one seed Daniil Medvedev; we saw glorious stroke play, one of the biggest brain fades of all time, a couple …
Read More »Fan’s delight moments after Kyrgios meltdown
Men’s singles Dan Evans def James Duckworth (men’s singles, second round) 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 Diego Schwartzman def Alexei Popyrin (men’s singles, second round) 7-6, 7-5, 7-6. Frances Tiafoe def Jason Kubler (men’s singles, second round) 7-6, 7-5, 7-6. Diego Schwartzman def Alexei Popyrin (men’s singles, second round) 7-6, 7-5, …
Read More »Fuming Kyrgios booed in thumping loss
Nick Kyrgios was thrashed in straight sets by American Taylor Fritz at the Cincinnati Masters this morning AEST as his running feud with umpire Renaud Lichtenstein and a potential knee injury took centre stage. The Australian’s 6-3 6-2 loss was just his second defeat since the Wimbledon final and was …
Read More »Kyrgios flies as Kokkinakis goes down in thriller
Nick Kyrgios has rebounded from his quarter-final loss in Montreal to advance to the second round of the Cincinnati Masters, scoring a 7-5 6-4 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in his tournament opener. The win was reminiscent of his recent run of form although his temper flared when his serve …
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