I am. He’s exciting and obnoxiously fun to watch. Tsisipas isn’t particularly an angel anyway.
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I didn't really understand what Rafa was upset about but he called Sonego over to the net and had a talk with him at 4-4 and I think Sonego felt he was being disrespected, I think the problem is with how he approached the issue.
The umpire should've sorted it out - either by telling Nadal it wasn't an issue, or having a chat with Sonego himself
Cheers lads <3
Not sure why you're being so aggressive.
I just got into tennis again recently, and I was thinking this wasn't too good. Just wanted to see if I was off base, so asked here.
Tsitsipas serving bangers
Really hope this match goes into a 5th set
He’s brilliant
Good match
Tsitsipas' shot making really let's him down
Ballsy drop shot to win it too.
Those last three or four points from Nick were absolutely different class. So much variety, both power and deft touches.
They missed the handshake ffs
always nice to see the little bitch on the losing side.
The commentators moaning about the controversy, but then how many times was it "oh wait a minute!" every time they were sitting down and it looked like something was going to be said.
The best player won. Also the most despicable. It's conflicting watching Kyrgios because on one hand he's so entertaining you want him to win so you can see more of him. On the other you want to see the smug brat put in his place. I struggle to recall a tennis match this mean-spirited.
Nadal and djokovic are on different level. Rest are just sub standard to say the least.
Uh, I was not aggressive at all. I just think virtual reality has skewed sweat reality for good... and many many top sportsmen / women think the same, lamenting the unreal, unbearable pressure and scrutiny they get subjected at any point, any game (Osaka being the most vocal, these days). If you really think that top-15 level tennis is not too good, then the sport has a huge problem for sure.
See above. Rafa and Djoko are so much above the standard, not the other way round maybe?
Proper lad.
Not disputing that but find others are not that good either. And I am not saying in comparison to the three greats. Might be debatable but this is the weakest in Tennis era that I can remember.
Yeah, Tsitsipas should have slept on it and only spoken tomorrow.
This is all true. Nick being a bully, but it is said at the wrong time given Tsitsipas was the one hitting two balls into the crowd and perhaps five balls onto Kyrgios.
Thread with Kyrgios’ reaction. Bit of a 180 from the “I love him” comment on court.Tweet
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Tbf to Kyrgios, I'm pretty sure I read other players saying the same stuff about Tsitsipas.
Why would anyone not like Kyrgios he is a showman, a lot of it is just drama and its entertaining but he was absolutely right that the game should have defaulted. The crowd loves him too, he’s great.
Tennis needs this, a bit of diversity.
Tennis needs this, a bit of diversity.
He's an obnoxious cnut who's wasting his talent and behaves like a petulant toddler on court.
Just spitballing here.
Tennis just isn’t used to it, he’d be a saint in football.
I love that the purists hate him.
Just how easy is to call anyone obnoxious cnut on the internet? In my days, that used to be a properly heavy insult. Nothing compared to Kyrgios, who actually looked better than the two.
Now, with what did Nadal threatened poor Sonego there at the 4:4?
Now, with what did Nadal threatened poor Sonego there at the 4:4?
He absolutely wouldn't, the way he speaks to umpires is horrid (even by the different standards of football) and he spat at someone in the crowd literally earlier this week amongst plenty of other shit he's done over the years. He's a tedious cnut who has massively flattered to deceive given the talent he clearly possesses.
I'm not even a fan of some of the stuffiness in tennis and I actually thought Kyrgios was mostly fine last night and Tsitsipas was the one who should have been punished more but someone being a complete twat doesn't mean that they're interesting or likeable.
Not sure spitting at the crowd and showing no respect for umpires counts as just drama.
Why would anyone dislike the guy who spits at spectators, constantly talks down and swears at umpires, and told a line judge they were nothing who nobody was there to see? It’s a mystery alright.
I'm by no means a purist, I just don't like twats and I think it's a shame that a player as talented as him achieves feck all, because of his dumb antics. I don't hate him at all, it's sad more than anything.
Surely almost everyone can agree that the diving, cheating and playacting is a blight on football. Im fine with it not finding its way onto the tennis courts.
He spat at the crowd 
. He spat on the floor, footballers swear all the time at referees, emotions will run wild, its elite level sport, who cares.
. He spat on the floor, footballers swear all the time at referees, emotions will run wild, its elite level sport, who cares.On the default, the ref couldn't do shit after he'd let off Kyrgios for all sorts of shit prior to it. There's obviously major protection around Kyrgios because he brings in a new crowd in his minor brief runs, but he has to accept his opponents get protected due to it too.
Dunno when your days were, but the word obnoxious is surely spot on as a describer of Nick Kyrgios?
Why hasn’t Boris Becker came out? 
Couldn't get day release I guess.Why hasn’t Boris Becker came out?
.....miss him Sinner vs Alcaraz now on for the purists!
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