Nick Kyrigos’ repeated petulant antics, which included bouncing his racket in to the crowd and accusations of tanking, have sunk the Australian’s integrity levels to a new low.
The paltry fine of about £6000 pounds that Kyrigos received was a mere slap on the wrist out of his total prize money of £127,000 pounds and would hardly seem to act as a deterrent.
The lack of respect that Kyrigos appears to have for officialdom is becoming a real concern, coincidentally just as his ranking is starting to climb. These issues need to be addressed urgently by not only his coach and support crew, but also Tennis Australia.
With the game of tennis far more scrutinised now than in the era when John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors used to play, Kyrigos would be well advised to pull his head in and curb his boorish behaviour and abusive outbursts. Otherwise it’s only a matter of time before he will be fined heavily or possibly suspended.
For such a prodigious talent, it would be a real shame if Kyrgios’ tennis career starts to go off the rails with the world at his feet.
With not only Bernard Tomics’ reputation, but also Kyrigos’ in tatters the challenge that lies ahead for them will be to rebuild. It is something that they quite frankly don’t appear to be too perturbed about, which is a sad indictment on them not only as tennis players, but also as human beings.
Until Kyrigos can take a leaf out of a player such as Roger Federer’s book and keep his emotions in check and display good sportsmanship and humility in both victory and defeat, Kyrigos will only continue to polarise opinions among tennis fans in Australia.
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