Dividing opinions like nobody’s business.
Even before he stepped onto the court, this morning, Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios was drawing a heap of attention at SW19.
The outspoken Aussie courted controversy during his first week at Wimbledon with his on-court outbursts, disagreements with umpires and back-and-forths with reporters.
Ahead of his latest match, Australian tennis fans tweeted pictures of support that, for all their Marmite-ness, brought back images associated with minstrels.
Nick Kyrgios is encouraging fans smearing Vegemite on their faces http://t.co/3cVlcJbhcT pic.twitter.com/jrshN4Mvul
— Daily Mail Australia (@DailyMailAU) July 6, 2015
Today, in fourth round action against Richard Gasquet, he literally stopped trying for a few minutes after losing the first two sets.
This presenter thought he had seen everything in the game, until today.
Wacko Kyrgios performance 2sets down to Gasquet. Code violation 4 swearing, 3pts making no effort at all & a departing coach @bbc5live
— Alastair Eykyn (@alastaireykyn) July 6, 2015
Kyrgios fought back to win a third set tie-break but could not repeat the dose in the fourth.
Serena Williams, meanwhile, marches on. The defending champion defeated her sister, Venus, in their centre court clash.
Serena’s striking ability was too much for her sibling. Williams vs. Williams was too much for the Wimbledon app.
