It was hard not to feel bad for both the officials and his opponents. He kept abusing line judges, got into mindless arguments with the chair umpire, making Tsitsipas wait so that he can have a few more words with the fans, before hitting underarm serves. But throughout the game, Kyrgios was a frustrating presence. It was not a one-off incident, which is at least understandable. John McEnroe stunned the tennis elite when he came out of nowhere to make the Wimbledon semifinals at the age of eighteen-and just a few years later, he was ranked number one in the world. On Saturday night in Wimbledon, Kyrgios’ unruly, unprofessional behaviour became a talking point of the game, overshadowing his marvelous victory over Stefano Tsitsipas.

But in Kyrgios’ case, it seems the other way: the rest of the world proving how right they were in his assessment. There’s an overwrought trope in sports about proving others wrong. 3.75 avg rating 3,064 ratings published 2002 23 editions. Read More: Nick Kyrgios Spits Towards Fans And Calls Lineswoman A ‘Snitch’ In Wimbledon Outburst Average rating 3.71 4,282 ratings 392 reviews shelved 8,900 times. McEnroe, who is interviewed for the film in what appears to be a high-end holding cell, and filmed walking apparently all night long through the streets of Douglaston and beyond, looks. For every quiet, unassuming player who steps out simply to play the game, there is a Nick Kyrgios, whose sole aim, at this point, seems to just ruffle some feathers before walking back home.

The universe has a way of balancing out things.

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