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Nick Kyrgios said he was inspired by what Kobe Bryant “stood for” during his Australian Open fourth-round defeat to Rafael Nadal. Kyrgios looked close to tears as he walked out for the match wearing a Los Angeles Lakers jersey with Bryant’s No 8 on the back, following Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash. The Australian, […]
Nick Kyrgios can end the year in the top ten of the world if he replicates the kind of display he showed against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open. That is according to seven-time Grand Slam winner John McEnroe. Kyrgios is out of the tournament at the fourth round stage after losing in four sets […]
Rafael Nadal has backtracked on his verdict of Nick Kyrgios’ underarm serve after beating the 24-year-old at the Australian Open. In Acapulco last year the world No 1 slammed Kyrgios for executing several underarm serves, which is a frowned upon tactic in the tennis world. Nadal claimed his rival was disrespectful to his opponents and […]
Tennis great Jimmy Connors once uttered the famous phrase, “This is what they want” when talking about the antics, drama and tantrums his emerging generation was starting to bring to the game. You had to smile when the phrase was flipped on its head by Nick Kyrgios during his fighting four-sets loss to Rafael Nadal […]
Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal battled past rival Nick Kyrgios in a thrilling four-set match to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals. Nadal, 33, had not dropped a set this tournament before 23rd seed Kyrgios provided his biggest test so far. Kyrgios, who wore a Kobe Bryant basketball shirt in the warm-up, battled hard but Nadal […]
World No 1 Rafael Nadal proved too good for a weary and emotional Nick Kyrgios to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday. The mercurial Australian Kyrgios, who expended every ounce of energy to come through a four-and-a-half-hour battle with Karen Khachanov amid raucous scenes on Saturday evening, was unable to replicate the feat while […]
The Australian Open is here and tennis’ stars gather for the first Grand Slam of the year. There have been concerns over the air quality in Melbourne following recent bushfires but tournament organisers are confident the event will run as scheduled. Australian Open director, Craig Tiley, said: “There is a lot of speculation about the […]
John McEnroe has slammed Margaret Court as a “crazy aunt” – and urged Serena Williams to win two more Grand Slams to leave her “in the past”. The controversial 24-time Major was presented with a full-size replica Australian Open trophy by her fellow Aussie legend Rod Laver to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her calendar-year […]
John McEnroe slams Margaret Court for her controversial homophobic views… while Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Coco Gauff pay tribute to Kobe Bryant – FIVE THINGS YOU MISSED FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN OVERNIGHT John McEnroe stated that Margaret Court’s views were the ‘work of the devil’ Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Coco Gauff paid their […]
Rafael Nadal will continue his bitter rivalry with Nick Kyrgios this morning in their Australian Open fourth-round clash. The pair have traded insults over the past 12 months but have not met since their hot-tempered Wimbledon clash last summer. Both stars played down their feud ahead of the showdown and insisted they respect one another […]