Nick Kyrgios, one of the most controversial characters in the tennis world, faced Novak Djokovic in the first grand slam final of his career.
The BBC announcer who described the match had to apologize frequently for the abusive speech of Kyrgios.
The Australian racket also targeted one of the spectators on the grounds that he spoke during an intermediate serve. Arguing that the audience was too drunk, Kyrgios wanted this person to be taken out.
Kyrgios, who played the final at Wimbledon for the first time, is known as the vicious child of the tennis world.
During his career, he had a lot of shootouts with the match referees.
He was accused of ‘bullying’ by this player in the match he played against Stefanos Tsitsipas in this tournament.
However, the 27-year-old racquet makes a name for himself with his talent despite his combative nature.
“At least as talented as Federer or McEnroe, perhaps more than them,” says British tennis star Greg Rusedski.
McEnroe himself is a Kyrgios fan, calling him “the most talented player he’s seen in the last 10 years”.
McEnroe, who has faced referees many times throughout his career, also said in the pre-match BBC broadcast that this was the final that excited him the most.
During this tournament, Kyrgios also came to the fore with accusations that he abused an ex-girlfriend.
The star racket will appear in court in Australia.
Who is Nick Kyrgios?
Kyrgios was born in 1995 in Canberra, the capital of Australia.
His father is of Greek descent and his mother is of Malaysian descent.
The star player, who started tennis at an early age, made it to the Wimbledon quarter-finals at the age of 19, becoming the youngest player to do so since 2011.
Kyrgios, which has a hard game, makes a difference in services.
His serve with a speed of 214 kilometers was the fastest serve in this tournament.
He was ahead of all his rivals in this sense, by making 133 aces (the number of points earned by the service user, before the opponent could touch the ball) until the final match.
The highest ranking in the world ranking was 13th place.
Saying that he finds the training boring, Kyrgios does not have a coach.
In one of his famous quotes, he said he was “tired of playing tennis for more than two hours”.
Saying that he is doing research on the players he will face, Kyrgios defines himself as “one of the best players tactically”.
However, aside from his career, which continued with penalties, bans and arguments, he also made a name for himself with his help activities outside the court.
This is how he describes this phase of his life in the article he wrote for his foundation:
“Playing tennis is a great life. We earn well, we are well received. But if you only do it for money, it can be useless. Now I know why I do it”