Thursday 13 August 2015 07:57, UK
Aussie bad-boy Nick Krygios has hit the headlines again this week. Here, we revisit some of his maddest moments.
Davis Cup Drama
The 20-year-old, who was recently joined in his camp by two-time Grand Slam winner Lleyton Hewitt in an attempt to calm his ways, has left a littered path of incidents do far in 2015.
During's Australia's July Davis Cup quarter-final with Kazakhstan, Kyrgios was heard shouting “I don’t want to be here”. The mohawked world number 41 went on to smash his racquet 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 defeat and blamed frustration at his own game for the outburst, saying: “I didn’t think I was having that much fun out there to be honest."
What a week at Wimbledon
To those bemoaning a lack of 'characters' on the ATP Tour, Kyrgios had the tennis world twittering with his unusual antics during his run at this year's Wimbledon.
Dirty words
In his first match at Wimbledon Kyrgios escaped punishment when he appeared to call an official "dirty scum" by saying he was addressing himself.
He was involved in the controversial incident during his first-round victory over Argentina's Diego Schwartzman.
Kyrgios was adamant he was directing the abuse at himself, but he was hardly repentant when quizzed about his outburst at the post-match press conference.
"I wasn't referring to the ref at all there. Yeah, it was towards myself. Obviously I knew you guys were going to ask me about that," he said.
"I'm not too fussed about the call to be honest, but if it was a more crucial time in the match, or deeper in the tournament, that could swing things.
"It shouldn't be something that can be taken lightly. You've got to make the right call there.
"It wouldn't bother me one bit if they fine me."
No more drama
In his next match Kyrgios launched another attack on the umpire, saying: "Does it feel good to be up there in that chair? Does it make you feel strong?"
As he was closing out the first set of his 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 6-4 win over Juan Monaco, Kyrgios uttered a string of curses after a wild shot, which forced a line judge to complain to the Umpire.
This left Krygios upset and he demanded a response, saying: “What did he just say to you? Does it feel good to be up there in that chair? Does it make you feel strong?”
After the match Kyrgios complained of suffering from a sinus infection and claimed that he wasn't causing any 'drama'.
“I was just asking the Umpire what the line judge said, I was just being curious. I was not causing any drama there," said Kyrgios.
“I just thought he was being top dog in the chair really- telling me not to speak to him and all of that stuff- but it does not really matter now.”
Na, na, na, na, na, na... BATMAN
Kyrgios was in sparkling form to oust Canadian seventh seed Milos Raonic in the third round, but had it not been for the advice of a fan in a Batman T-shirt, he might have been booking a flight back home that night.
"He was just a fan. I thought he was key in the match," Kyrgios said. "He was actually saying some really good things at crucial moments. I think he helped."
Courtside coaching is banned when it comes from a member of a player's entourage, and tips from spectators are probably best usually left alone.
But Kyrgios was motivated by the mystery man, adding: "Before I was serving, he always said something like, 'Send down a bullet'. At that stage, I'm thinking, 'Let's try to make it a really good first serve here'."
Spectator spat
Never one to let a match pass without incident, in the same game Kyrgios had a brief spat with a female spectator who he thought was heckling his performance.
"I thought she said something like, 'Pull your head in'. She started laughing," Kyrgios said.
"I didn't really find it funny. It's easy when you're just sitting there and you're just watching, when you've got no experience at all on the court."
Tanking
Kyrgios fumed again during his defeat to Richard Gasquet. A technical fault meant the big screen could not show the Hawk-Eye image of one of his failed challenges, causing him to chunter away to himself and anyone else he could think of every time things went against him.
Having lost the first set and then being broken to trail 2-0 in the second, he was booed after sulking his way through the third game, sometimes not even attempting a token attempt to return Gasquet's serves.
However, when it was going well he had the Court Two crowd eating out of his hands, hugging a ball boy, chatting and laughing with fans and banging his head after opting for one too many drop shots.
