The exchange seemed to ignite a fire in the world No. 1, and he went on to dismiss Popyrin for 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
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Cocky Nick Kyrgios thinks it’s all about him and forgets that his opponent is a tennis legend.
The spectator, who was removed from Centre Court following Nick Kyrgios telling the chair umpire she was drunk, has since claimed she was actually supporting him.
It is customary for famous folks to trickle in for Wimbledon every year, gathering around Centre Court to catch all the tennis action while fans try to spot who showed up.
The crowd on Centre Court saw Kyrgios being warned for swearing and Tsitsipas attempting to hit his rival with a smash and whacking a ball into the crowd.
Is it even a Nick Kyrgios match if there aren’t some theatrics and a showdown or two with officials and the crowd?
The Ozzie’s fourth-round loss to Jannik Sinner at the Miami Open came complete with all the usual moaning and racquet smashing.
During his quarter-final loss to Rafa Nadal at the Indian Wells tournament, the Ozzie used Ben Stiller to make a point to an unruly crowd member.
We’ve seen a number of awkward post-match interviews, booing and heckling, and just generally boorish behaviour.
Playing in front of a home crowd usually brings with it some added pressure and expectation. Then again, Nick Kyrgios isn’t your usual tennis player.
These two have been going at it for a while now, and both sides fired shots again this week.
The Ozzie has played three matches in this year’s Murray River Open, and each of those has seen a nasty incident.
The German and the Australian were involved in an increasingly nasty Twitter exchange, which started with Becker calling Kyrgios a “rat”.
The Australian may have won fans over with his efforts to fundraise for the bushfire relief efforts, but tennis umpires may take some convincing.
Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas lost his first-round match at the US Open, although it was his rant against French people that grabbed the headlines.
Ozzie tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been hit with his largest ever fine (around R1,7 million) for his latest outburst.
Serena Williams has been fined $10 000 for “damaging one of the practice courts with her racquet”, and she’s far from the only player to cop a fine.
In classic Kyrgios fashion, he lost his cool with the umpire, behaved like a petulant toddler, and ended up storming off court and defaulting the match.
Roger’s opponent called it “the greatest shot you’ve ever seen”, and he has a point. Also, some astronauts played the first ever tennis match in space.
Nick Kyrgios and controversy go hand in hand, and during his second round match at the US Open there was plenty to talk about.
Nick Kyrgios has a history of dubious on-court behaviour, and his latest antics have seen him cop a R238 000 fine. Not that he cares.
John McEnroe is something of a lovable rogue, but the same can’t be said for 21-year-old American Jared Donaldson. He has made zero mates here.
We know that the Ozzie cricket team enjoys a good sledge but it’s rather unusual to see that take place on the tennis court. Enter Nick Kyrgios and his loose tongue.
You know how you endear yourself to a crowd? By giving your all and showing good sportsmanship. It seems this punk never got that memo and the crowd showed their displeasure.