Tennis icon Martina Navratilova enraged
With a strict eye, tennis icon Martina Navratilova, as a BBC expert, reprimanded the brawlers and criticized the lack of equality due to the lack of disqualification. “The boys get away with a lot more than women,” said the 65-year-old, recalling an earlier incident. In the 2018 US Open final, Serena Williams called the referee a “liar” and “thief” and had to give up a complete game.
Meanwhile, John McEnroe, who previously starred as Bad Boy himself, called Kyrgios’ behavior “sad and beautiful” at the same time. “There are so many kids who watch the game because of him and are attracted to the sport,” said the American. The BBC also left superstar Rafael Nadal’s game on Center Court in favor of showing the “circus show” (Tsitsipas). When asked by the official Wimbledon account on Twitter “Aren’t you feeling entertained?” answered the German women boss Barbara Rittner with a vomiting smiley.
Against the American Brandon Nakashima in the round of 16, Kyrgios, who already played on probation in his career, will be under observation. Tsitsipas called for the professionals to take joint action against the enfant terrible. “This has to stop. It’s not okay. Someone has to sit down and talk to him,” said the 23-year-old, who in frustration tried to shoot down his opponent. Kyrgios has good character traits, but also “a very bad side”.
Kyrgios then called Tsitsipas “soft” and countered after two wins within a short time: “Maybe he should try to find out first how he can beat me a few times.”