We ❤️ Wimbledon ‘22.

I disagree re Agassi. Always even tempered and polite. If you look on YouTube you’ll find all sorts of stuff if you want to. Also Kyrgios doesn’t just do this at Wimbledon. I watch every tournament - I’m a self confessed tennis geek and have watched Kyrgios kicking off many, many times. As John Lloyd is saying now he might be entertaining but the intimidation and bad behaviour in this match overstepped the mark. It might entertain some but for genuine fans of tennis it ruins the game.

Even in the after match interview he is pulling the strings.... judging by the behaviour of the crowd the yobbos get in to Wimbledon these days...
I am utterly disgusted.

Kim19

Dearie me!

Sorry

So which is worse…Hitting a ball at people three times which could cause serious injury or arguing and using inappropriate language which hurts nobody?

They are both violations.

Callistemon21

Oh F*ck

That's fine!

In fact Andre Agassi said 'f*uck you' to an umpire once. Well more than once actually. He really wasn't always charming by any means.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AIBAZoRMCw

I'm very pleased at the outcome of this match.

He really is the most brilliant player. He might even reach the final. He's a huge draw. People like to watch him.

The ball being hit into the crowd by Tsitsipas could well have seen Nick being thrown out had he done it.

Has to be the best match of the tournament. The tennis was exceptional. And it's certainly got people talking.

I need a cold shower now. I feel as if I've just played a 5 setter myself

Fleur20

Even in the after match interview he is pulling the strings.... judging by the behaviour of the crowd the yobbos get in to Wimbledon these days...
I am utterly disgusted.

Do you live in Tunbridge Wells? ?

Honeysuckleberries

Kyrgios is being absolutely dreadful and getting away with it. For some obscure reason the crowd is on his side. I’m so annoyed, he is a cheat and an offensive little sh.t.

WHAT…. you and I can’t have been watching the same match, either that or you must have left the room at some point. Kyrgios is quite disgusting in the way he tries to put his opponent off. I know who I was supporting tonight and it wasn’t Kyrgios. Dreadful man.

tickingbird

I disagree re Agassi. Always even tempered and polite. If you look on YouTube you’ll find all sorts of stuff if you want to. Also Kyrgios doesn’t just do this at Wimbledon. I watch every tournament - I’m a self confessed tennis geek and have watched Kyrgios kicking off many, many times. As John Lloyd is saying now he might be entertaining but the intimidation and bad behaviour in this match overstepped the mark. It might entertain some but for genuine fans of tennis it ruins the game.

The clips on YouTube are not fake! Are you saying that they are?

Goodness me, I'm not sure what tennis matches you've been watching but you've missed many meltdowns

As a child my mother was a county tennis player. I went to more matches than I had hot dinners. I played for the county myself. I've been to Wimbledon many times. And Flushing Meadow when I lived in USA

Please don't infer I'm not a genuine tennis fan, you don't know me.

I need a cold shower now. I feel as if I've just played a 5 setter myself
Zoejory ?

You might have beaten Kyrgios!

Excellent tennis, shame about the behaviour. Very sad about the result - Tsitipas is usually good to watch.

Seems that playing late night matches doesn't suit anyone - even Rafael Nadal wasn't his usual self this evening.

Nightsky2

Honeysuckleberries

Kyrgios is being absolutely dreadful and getting away with it. For some obscure reason the crowd is on his side. I’m so annoyed, he is a cheat and an offensive little sh.t.

WHAT…. you and I can’t have been watching the same match, either that or you must have left the room at some point. Kyrgios is quite disgusting in the way he tries to put his opponent off. I know who I was supporting tonight and it wasn’t Kyrgios. Dreadful man.

I don't think you understood Honeysuckleberries post!

Nightsky2

Honeysuckleberries

Kyrgios is being absolutely dreadful and getting away with it. For some obscure reason the crowd is on his side. I’m so annoyed, he is a cheat and an offensive little sh.t.

WHAT…. you and I can’t have been watching the same match, either that or you must have left the room at some point. Kyrgios is quite disgusting in the way he tries to put his opponent off. I know who I was supporting tonight and it wasn’t Kyrgios. Dreadful man.

Callistemon21

^I need a cold shower now. I feel as if I've just played a 5 setter myself^
Zoejory ?

You might have beaten Kyrgios!

Who knows! Back in the day I had a mean backhand ;-)

Me too!

It’s been a great tournament so far and tonight’s match was the best as far as entertainment goes.

So what if it was controversial? Saturday night’s alright for fighting! (only joking)

Both players were equally matched in skill and dodgy temperament. The pot was bound to boil over.

Anyone who says it’s not tennis is right but I’m sure normal service (pun intended) will resume tomorrow.

Phew! That match wasn't good for my blood pressure!

Shame Kyrgios won

Nightsky2

Honeysuckleberries

Kyrgios is being absolutely dreadful and getting away with it. For some obscure reason the crowd is on his side. I’m so annoyed, he is a cheat and an offensive little sh.t.

WHAT…. you and I can’t have been watching the same match, either that or you must have left the room at some point. Kyrgios is quite disgusting in the way he tries to put his opponent off. I know who I was supporting tonight and it wasn’t Kyrgios. Dreadful man.

Sorry Honeysuckleberries, I was replying to Mertlotgrans post at 20.52.

Grannybags

Phew! That match wasn't good for my blood pressure!

Shame Kyrgios won

Couldn’t agree more.

Nightsky2

Nightsky2

Honeysuckleberries

Kyrgios is being absolutely dreadful and getting away with it. For some obscure reason the crowd is on his side. I’m so annoyed, he is a cheat and an offensive little sh.t.

WHAT…. you and I can’t have been watching the same match, either that or you must have left the room at some point. Kyrgios is quite disgusting in the way he tries to put his opponent off. I know who I was supporting tonight and it wasn’t Kyrgios. Dreadful man.

Sorry Honeysuckleberries, I was replying to Mertlotgrans post at 20.52.

I wasn't supporting either of them. I didn't care who won as they were more or less equally matched but Kyrgios did win so we'll have to see how he behaves in the next round.

I enjoyed the pace of the game and the brilliance of some of the winning shots. I don't go into pearl clutching mode over bad behaviour. That's for the officials to deal with. I'm glad they let the match proceed or we'd have been denied some exciting tennis.

Zoejory. I wouldn’t go there if I were you. I played at county level myself. My middle son is a tennis coach and I’ve even met Nick Kyrgios in 2014 just before he went onto play at Wimbledon and beat Nadal. I could go on but that doesn’t inform the discussion in any way. Kyrgios has a bad reputation deservedly so. Tonight’s behaviour was intended to put his opponent off his game. In cricket it’s known as sledging - the Aussies are known for it. He once audibly informed Wawrinka at change of ends that his mate Kokkinakis used to ‘screw’ Stan’s current girlfriend It caused a lot of upset at the time. If he feels he can’t win with his tennis he will resort to childish petulance and displays of temper.

Obviously some find it entertaining. Personally, I’d rather watch good tennis.

merlotgran

Nightsky2

Nightsky2

Honeysuckleberries

Kyrgios is being absolutely dreadful and getting away with it. For some obscure reason the crowd is on his side. I’m so annoyed, he is a cheat and an offensive little sh.t.

WHAT…. you and I can’t have been watching the same match, either that or you must have left the room at some point. Kyrgios is quite disgusting in the way he tries to put his opponent off. I know who I was supporting tonight and it wasn’t Kyrgios. Dreadful man.

Sorry Honeysuckleberries, I was replying to Mertlotgrans post at 20.52.

I wasn't supporting either of them. I didn't care who won as they were more or less equally matched but Kyrgios did win so we'll have to see how he behaves in the next round.

I enjoyed the pace of the game and the brilliance of some of the winning shots. I don't go into pearl clutching mode over bad behaviour. That's for the officials to deal with. I'm glad they let the match proceed or we'd have been denied some exciting tennis.

Pity the officials don’t step in when they really should. Kyrgios is allowed to get away with appalling behaviour time and time again. As for pearl clutching………

It's just not cricket tennis, is it.

tickingbird

^Zoejory^. I wouldn’t go there if I were you. I played at county level myself. My middle son is a tennis coach and I’ve even met Nick Kyrgios in 2014 just before he went onto play at Wimbledon and beat Nadal. I could go on but that doesn’t inform the discussion in any way. Kyrgios has a bad reputation deservedly so. Tonight’s behaviour was intended to put his opponent off his game. In cricket it’s known as sledging - the Aussies are known for it. He once audibly informed Wawrinka at change of ends that his mate Kokkinakis used to ‘screw’ Stan’s current girlfriend It caused a lot of upset at the time. If he feels he can’t win with his tennis he will resort to childish petulance and displays of temper.

Obviously some find it entertaining. Personally, I’d rather watch good tennis.

I certainly will go there, tickingbird! I hope you don't mind. Maybe we even played each other!

My opinion is just as valid as yours. My credentials may well be better than yours, yours may be better than mine, but who cares? I'm sure you know that Kyrgios and Tsitsipas have a long relationship. They played doubles together. Tsitsipas knows him very well and is well aware of his match play and temperament.

Kyrgios has ended up being piled on by the media. He doesn't handle it well. He made some very valid points about social media and how someone becomes hated. Even amongst Grans! He has posted some of the vilest tweets he receives.

I know all about what Nick has said and done. There are endless lists and clips on YouTube, yes, YouTube of all places! I know he tanks sometimes. He certainly won't try for every point. He knows when to play the winners.

Obviously some find it entertaining. Personally, I’d rather watch good tennis

This match wasn't good tennis. It was brilliant tennis. Shame to focus so much on just Nick's behaviour. Had Tsitsipas hit someone in the crowd the 2 times he whacked the ball he'd have been booted out. Bit different to swearing, in my humble opinion.

Zoejory.

My opinion is just as valid as yours. My credentials may well be better than yours, yours may be better than mine, but who cares?

You obviously care a great deal as you brought it into the discussion and somehow thought it proved you knew what you were talking about and I didn't. You were wrong.

As for the match it was brilliant but spoilt by the behaviour of Kyrgios. He caused Tsitsipas to lose his composure and possibly the match.

Swearing and breaking raquets doesn’t bother me as they’re giving their all out there and understandably get frustrated. NK was deliberately provoking Tsitsipas and trying to break his concentration. It’s gamesmanship and tantamount to cheating. I hope he gets his arse kicked in his next match.

I won’t be saying anymore than that.

Suspect this isn’t the place to say it but will be glad when it’s all over.
Saw a few minutes of it earlier as I was trying to find a channel not showing tennis, and saw a lot of bad behaviour. Surely that’s not acceptable.