Australian Nick Kyrgios reacted during his first round match against Britain’s Paul Jubb (Reuters / Hannah McKay)
Nick Kyrgios won a tough five-set match in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday.
After that, the talks about the Australian were not about his victory over the British Paul Jubb.
Kyrgios admits to spitting on a fan
During the match, Kyrgios was seen complaining to the referee, Maria Cicak, by spectators and court officials. When the match ended, he turned and spat in the direction of the fans in the stands. The incident was filmed on a BBC video.
Kyrgios was asked about the incident during his post-match press conference. He admitted that the spit was aimed at a fan.
“From one of the people who doesn’t respect me,” Kyrgios told reporters (6:08 below). “I would not do that to someone who supported me.
Kyrgios confirmed that he had asked Cicak to remove the fans.
“It’s good that I’m getting a lot out of this,” Kyrgios said of the fans’ anger. “What I don’t understand is as soon as I return it – for example, I returned it, I received a penalty for playing. Today, as soon as I won the match, I turned to him. with hatred and negativism for a long time. So I don’t feel I owe anything to this person.
“He literally came to the game to literally just not even support anyone, really. It was more like just arousing and disrespecting. That’s good. If I give it back to you, it’s just like that.”
Kyrgios complains of “disrespect” from fans
Kyrgios has repeatedly said he has been racially abused by fans. He explained that Tuesday’s incident was not related to racism.
“Not today,” he said (50). “But there was a lot of disrespect from the crowds today. I’m just starting to think it’s normal when it really isn’t. I didn’t say anything to the crowd until I started – every time I went down to the far end, people were just leaving …
“I just don’t understand why viewers think they can do that. Just pure disrespect. Just anything. Someone just shouted that I was “***” in the crowd today. Is this normal? No. I just don’t understand why this happens again and again. “
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He said that although he had not heard racist taunts on Tuesday, “it happens all the time and nothing happens”.
Kyrgios dedicated his victory to his hackers during his post-match interview on the court.
“The crowd was quite boisterous today,” Kyrgios said. “Several people in the crowd are not ashamed to criticize me. This one was for you. You know who you are.”
Kyrgios criticizes the line judge: “The old man called him”
Kyrgios was also asked during his press conference about his complaints about his official activities. A reporter asked if he had told the line judge, “You’re 90, you can’t see the ball.” He declined to say so, but said the line judge’s age and vision regarding a call he said was missed.
“I said most referees are older and I just don’t think that’s ideal when you play sports with such small margins,” Kyrgios said (2:30). “Because, in fact, people who are younger have better eyesight …
“When you play sports for hundreds and thousands of dollars, don’t you think we should have people who are really ready to call the ball or out? … In fact, does anyone have better eyesight when they are younger? are you … This particular thing. I hit the ball. The old man called to her. He was inside. Probably, if the man was 40, he might not have called him. “
Kyrgios also admitted to calling a linear woman a “whistleblower.”
“That’s what she did,” Kyrgios said. “I did nothing and she went to the judge and told her something I had not said. This is called a denunciation. In fact, that’s what happened. “
Kyrgyz, who is unplaced, missed the first set on Tuesday before beating Jubb 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5. He will face No. 26 Filip Krajnovic of Serbia in the second round.
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