A British journalist has confronted Nick Kyrgios over a red shoe 'controversy' in a post-match press conference after the Australian tennis player reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals. Read more:
Nick Kyrgios said a "lot of people will be upset" after he reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon with a thoroughly professional five-set win over Brandon Nakashima on Monday.
He was calm as he spoke to the media afterwards, describing his satisfaction at overcoming the tenacious 20-year-old American without playing his best tennis.Even on a day when his on-court behaviour was exemplary, Kyrgios could not resist poking his nose at authority and Wimbledon's all-white clothing rules.
Asked afterwards why he had deliberately broken the rule stating that players must wear all white on court, the Australian offered a curt response. Kyrgios has been fined a total of $14,000 for two offences - spitting towards a fan after his first-round win and then for swearing in a fiery third-round clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas.Kyrgios, the world number 40, will face Cristian Garin of Chile next, with the door to his first Grand Slam semi-final wide open.
Kyrgios struggled with his timing and shoulder against Nakashima and largely dispensed with his usual repertoire of exhibition shots.
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