In one of the most charged and thrilling performances of his career, Nick Kyrgios beats world number 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round at Wimbledon.
Nick Kyrgios's Wimbledon prospects have soared after the enigmatic talent overcame an injury scare and an all-too-familiar running battle with officialdom to upend Stefanos Tsitsipas in a tempestuous, drama-charged third-round encounter.
"You can't hit a ball into a crowd and hit someone and not be defaulted," Kyrgios bellowed at chair umpire Damien Dumusois over and over, while pointing out to the Frenchman that Novak Djokovic was booted out of the 2020 US Open for striking a lineswoman with a ball. Netflix is producing a documentary featuring Kyrgios and Tsitsipas and the streaming service would have been salivating at the content that two of tennis's most polarising figures dished up.Kyrgios also called the chair umpire a disgrace and received a code violation after being reported by a linesman for swearing.
But he eventually rose to have the last laugh, recovering from a set down to defeat Tsitsipas for the fourth time in as many tour outings and advance to the last 16.
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