The Australian tennis player received the last economic sanction in the final against Novak Djokovic for having held “obscene language”.
Nick Kyrgios’ behavior at Wimbledon is not free. The Australian tennis player withdrew from the Grand Slam racking up a total of $17,000 in fines for his behavior during the tournament, although that’s nothing considering he pocketed nearly a million US dollars for reaching the final.
The last, in fact, was obtained in the definition against Novak Djokovic. In her first Grand Slam final, the oceanic received a warning for using “obscene language” in one of her many complaints about judges and the public not being silent when they had to, which cost him a fine of 3,000 US$ .
Of course, this is not the only controversial situation that the tennis player has developed during his time at Wimbledon. One of the first fines he received was for enter one of the press conferences with a plate of sushi and eat while answering questions from the press .
In addition, Kyrgios admitted to spitting on a spectator, justifying his gesture. “It was disrespectful. Someone insulted me, told me I was shit, from the public. Is this normal? No. I don’t understand why this happens all the time”, a- he said on occasion.
“I love Wimbledon. It has nothing to do with the tournament. It’s just a generation of people who believe that because they’re on social media they have the right to say whatever they want and they continue to do so in real life. Fortunately there is a fence that prevents me from doing anything to them “, continued the Australian.
He also called out the judges for not disqualifying Stefanos Tsitsipas after the Greek kicked a ball into the crowd. “He should be disqualified, are you stupid or what?” he began. “Should we expect him to hurt anyone in the audience? It’s a shame, call the supervisors “, he continued in his claims. Finally, with his characteristic ironic tone, the tennis player commented, confused. “If I do this… my God ”.
He also dared to defy the event’s white dress code by changing his hat and sneakers to red.
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