2022 Wimbledon

[DaveF]

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Kyrgios has taken his comments too far (once again!) but the main point he's making is spot on.

Yes, but should he not have been defaulted for abusing the line judges? I don't particularly like Tsitsipas but Kyrgios is getting away with murder here.

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Yes, but should he not have been defaulted for abusing the line judges? I don't particularly like Tsitsipas but Kyrgios is getting away with murder here.

To get away with using the f word at the umpire is surely unprecedented. I want him to win but I wish he'd just get on with it....not a hope of that though!

[Sir David Gray]

Kyrgios wins the third set 6-3.

[Sir David Gray]

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Yes, but should he not have been defaulted for abusing the line judges? I don't particularly like Tsitsipas but Kyrgios is getting away with murder here.

He should have received a point penalty at the very least. Quite incredible that he hasn't received one so far.

[MWHIBBIES]

This match is brilliant television. Hope it goes to 5 sets. Kyrgios is bonkers

[Sir David Gray]

Roof is getting closed.

Can't handle this much drama. 🤣

[Sir David Gray]

Kyrgios wins 6-7 6-4 6-3 7-6

What a match, brilliant entertainment.

[Sir David Gray]

This post-match interview should be a laugh.

[Hiber-nation]

What a game. Incredible stuff, that game had everything. Can't wait to hear the fallout from this!

[Mr Grieves]

Great entertainment, Kyrgios his usual radge self

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The point that Martina, Cash, Lloyd and co are missing is that smashing the ball into the crowd is surely a far worse offence than swearing at an umpire. What difference does it make if someone got hit or not?

[DaveF]

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The point that Martina, Cash, Lloyd and co are missing is that smashing the ball into the crowd is surely a far worse offence than swearing at an umpire. What difference does it make if someone got hit or not?

There must be degrees of tolerance with the swearing though otherwise why did the line judge speak to the umpire? Clearly whatever was said crossed a line yet he got away with it and then berated the umpire more and more.

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There must be degrees of tolerance with the swearing though otherwise why did the line judge speak to the umpire? Clearly whatever was said crossed a line yet he got away with it and then berated the umpire more and more.

Yep he should never have got away with that. Umpire was dire.

[Sir David Gray]

Kyrgios' behaviour crossed the line (again) and he probably should have been defaulted, as should Tsitsipas.

Having said that, if Kyrgios had been defaulted then the match would have been over by the time Tsitsipas had his ball incident.

[Sir David Gray]

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Norrie through in straight sets.

Tommy Paul up next on Sunday in the last 16.

Top half of the men's last 16 draw;

Novak Djokovic v Tim Van Rijthoven
Jannik Sinner v Carlos Alcaraz
David Goffin v Frances Tiafoe
Cameron Norrie v Tommy Paul

Bottom half of the women's last 16 draw;

Marie Bouzkova v Caroline Garcia
Elise Mertens v Ons Jabeur
Tatjana Maria v Jelena Ostapenko
Heather Watson v Jule Niemeier

Bottom half of the men's last 16 draw;

Cristian Garin v Alex De Minaur
Brandon Nakashima v Nick Kyrgios
Jason Kubler v Taylor Fritz
Botic Van De Zandschulp v Rafael Nadal

I think the Quarter finals will be;

Djokovic v Alcaraz
Goffin v Norrie
De Minaur v Kyrgios
Fritz v Nadal

[Sergio sledge]

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Kyrgios' behaviour crossed the line (again) and he probably should have been defaulted, as should Tsitsipas.

Having said that, if Kyrgios had been defaulted then the match would have been over by the time Tsitsipas had his ball incident.

Tsitsipas is right IMHO, Kyrgios is a bully and I think it is a deliberate effort in a lot of his matches to try to intimidate the umpire and line judges to the point where they'll see a marginal call and be afraid to call against him.

I don't know how he gets away with the things he says towards them to be honest.

Having said that, Tsitsipas should have been defaulted IMHO, hitting a ball into the crowd like that isn't on.

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Kyrgios' behaviour crossed the line (again) and he probably should have been defaulted, as should Tsitsipas.

Having said that, if Kyrgios had been defaulted then the match would have been over by the time Tsitsipas had his ball incident.

Strong words in the post-match interviews:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/62024983

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Tsitsipas is right IMHO, Kyrgios is a bully and I think it is a deliberate effort in a lot of his matches to try to intimidate the umpire and line judges to the point where they'll see a marginal call and be afraid to call against him.

I don't know how he gets away with the things he says towards them to be honest.

Having said that, Tsitsipas should have been defaulted IMHO, hitting a ball into the crowd like that isn't on.

I'd agree with all that. The umpire wss too soft.

Djokovic was (correctly) disqualified from the US Open for hitting the ball away in frustration and striking a line judge in the neck. He also threw his racket into the stands at the Olympics but as there were no crowds allowed I think he only got docked a point.

[Sir David Gray]

I see the supervisor was busy last night as he was also called onto Centre Court to deal with issues between Rafael Nadal and Lorenzo Sonego.

Nadal has apologised for continuing to speak with Sonego at the net, at the end of the match. They had heated words earlier on when Nadal was unhappy with the match being stopped when he was 4-2 up in the third set so the roof could be closed, a decision Sonego had asked for earlier in that set.

Then once play resumed Nadal was unhappy with a noise Sonego had made as he set up break point.

Nadal said he was in the wrong for continuing discussions at the net after they had shaken hands though.

"I should not call him [to] the net," Nadal, 36, told a news conference.

"I have to say that I was wrong. So apologise for that. My mistake in that. No problem. I recognise that."

So much drama for a Saturday night!

[heretoday]

Kyrgios is box office. Behaving like a petulant child and abusing hapless court officials is always a winner at Wimbledon. Just ask John McEnroe.

Kyrgios is particularly unpleasant though. I yearn to see him get his erse tanned by Djokovic but I fear he'll be gone by then.

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Kyrgios is box office. Behaving like a petulant child and abusing hapless court officials is always a winner at Wimbledon. Just ask John McEnroe.

Kyrgios is particularly unpleasant though. I yearn to see him get his erse tanned by Djokovic but I fear he'll be gone by then.

Yep, phenomenal natural talent but unlikely to have the mental discipline to go much further.

Personally I'd support anyone against Djokovic though. That t**t shouldn't even be allowed in the tournament.

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I see the supervisor was busy last night as he was also called onto Centre Court to deal with issues between Rafael Nadal and Lorenzo Sonego.

Nadal has apologised for continuing to speak with Sonego at the net, at the end of the match. They had heated words earlier on when Nadal was unhappy with the match being stopped when he was 4-2 up in the third set so the roof could be closed, a decision Sonego had asked for earlier in that set.

Then once play resumed Nadal was unhappy with a noise Sonego had made as he set up break point.

Nadal said he was in the wrong for continuing discussions at the net after they had shaken hands though.

"I should not call him [to] the net," Nadal, 36, told a news conference.

"I have to say that I was wrong. So apologise for that. My mistake in that. No problem. I recognise that."

So much drama for a Saturday night!

I was flicking between the matches and while things got a bit tense in the Nadal match it was negligible in comparison. Rafa has also come out and addressed things in true sportsmanlike fashion. Easy to forget what the tension must be like for these guys.

[Sir David Gray]

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Yep, phenomenal natural talent but unlikely to have the mental discipline to go much further.

Personally I'd support anyone against Djokovic though. That t**t shouldn't even be allowed in the tournament.

I think Kyrgios will win his next match v Nakashima but I can't see him beating De Minaur who he is likely to face in the Quarter finals.

[Sir David Gray]

Marie Bouzkova is the first player into the women's Quarter finals with a straight sets victory v Caroline Garcia.

[Just_Jimmy]

Kyrigos is a prick. Nothing less or better. He can have all the ability he likes but he's a total ********.

They should just default him the minute he opens his mouth. If it means every match then screw it. It's not fun to watch. He's a prick.

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[Sir David Gray]

Great to see the GOAT himself, Roger Federer, present on Centre Court for the centenary celebrations.

Very proud to say that I've seen him play on "his" court.

Another reason to not want Djokovic to win the title is that I really want Federer's 8 titles to stand as a record for a long time and Djokovic is a bit close behind him for my liking on 6 titles.

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Kyrigos is a prick. Nothing less or better. He can have all the ability he likes but he's a total ********.

They should just default him the minute he opens his mouth. If it means every match then screw it. It's not fun to watch. He's a prick.

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I often wonder what people's true opinions were of John McEnroe at the time of him playing.

I was only 6 when he retired so I don't remember him at his peak so I wonder if people thought the same of him as they do with Kyrgios.

Obviously nowadays he's thought of as a legend of the sport and a respected commentator but at the time of his tantrums and confrontational behaviour towards the officials did anyone on here who is old enough to remember McEnroe and who also dislikes Kyrgios think that McEnroe was a "prick", a "bully" and "bad for tennis"?

I know McEnroe had the "superbrat" tag from the tabloids but I wonder if there's anyone who dislikes Kyrgios but who actually quite liked McEnroe and, if so, why that is the case? Kyrgios will never win the 7 Grand Slam titles that McEnroe won so perhaps that has something to do with it.

For me, whilst I think Kyrgios is a bit of an arse, undoubtedly takes things too far on a regular basis and actually becomes a bit boring with his tirades, I do find him fascinating to watch as outside of his drama (which I must admit is part of his appeal for me) he is also the ultimate definition of a maverick. He is so talented and has so many unorthodox shots that you never know what is coming next with him.

Outside of the obvious players of Murray, Federer and Nadal, a Nick Kyrgios match is one of the matches I would make a point of watching, for the unpredictability and genius shot making just as much as the inevitable tantrums and ill-discipline he brings to the court.

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I often wonder what people's true opinions were of John McEnroe at the time of him playing.

I was only 6 when he retired so I don't remember him at his peak so I wonder if people thought the same of him as they do with Kyrgios.

Obviously nowadays he's thought of as a legend of the sport and a respected commentator but at the time of his tantrums and confrontational behaviour towards the officials did anyone on here who is old enough to remember McEnroe and who also dislikes Kyrgios think that McEnroe was a "prick", a "bully" and "bad for tennis"?

I know McEnroe had the "superbrat" tag from the tabloids but I wonder if there's anyone who dislikes Kyrgios but who actually quite liked McEnroe and, if so, why that is the case? Kyrgios will never win the 7 Grand Slams titles that McEnroe won so perhaps that has something to do with it.

For me, whilst I think Kyrgios is a bit of an arse, undoubtedly takes things too far on a regular basis and actually becomes a bit boring with his tirades, I do find him fascinating to watch as outside of his drama (which I must admit is part of his appeal for me) he is also the ultimate definition of a maverick. He is so talented and has so many unorthodox shots that you never know what is coming next with him.

Outside of the obvious players of Murray, Federer and Nadal, a Nick Kyrgios match is one of the matches I would make a point of watching, for the unpredictability and genius shot making just as much as the inevitable tantrums and ill-discipline he brings to the court.

There's a tantrum and a rant, we've seen plenty and there's being a bully and trying to be aggressive to people. I think kyigos crosses the line repeatedly. He's offensive.

I never saw mcenroe play but I don't think he ever became abusive on a personal level? maybe so in which case it was out of order.

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[Sir David Gray]

Heather Watson loses in straight sets to Jule Niemeier.

She plays fellow German, Tatjana Maria, in the Quarter finals.

[Sir David Gray]

Cam Norrie wins the first set v Tommy Paul.