Kyrgios

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Why isn’t he just kicked out 🙄?

He was nothing like Macenroe!

Very unsettling watching him shout and blame his people in the box and the way they they have to stand between points - to please him. Abusive men look like him.

I missed that, they have to stand, why?

His box have to be on their feet clapping after each point - Andrew Castle said he expected them to do that - and also said he was "needy"!

He has a charismatic, funny and little boy lost appeal about him but that shouting and blaming everyone else is not good. Worse than McEnroe.

I was thinking he has some sort of mental disability. McEnroe was just a bad tempered wanker. This is something else I think. Very odd.

He was relatively mild for him. A few days ago he was terrible, he’s incredibly rude to the umpires and other staff. Don’t know how he gets away with it constantly and then jokes about it

TV ones were, Five Live were not and questioning why he wasn’t being penalised and apologising for the swearing

The thing that I found most odd is that he was sweetness and light the second the match was over. It was like someone had flicked a switch.

Sue Barker's comment about his unique brand of tennis really pissed me off. Everyone always gets rewarded for bad behaviour it seems, right from the classroom to Wimbledon 🙄

Far too many excuses made for this a-hole. I hope he’s found guilty when he appears in court soon and that his GF finds the strength to leave him - her poor parents must be horrified.

Even if he’s innocent?

I didn't see the match but I thought they had set ways of dealing with this? Or is it at the umpire's discretion? Surely it should have been dealt with way earlier in the tournament? Fining someone who earns that amount of money is pretty useless . Losing points in a game is more of a deterrent.

Oh my goodness, so much armchair psychology about his mental state. Truly people, what do any of us know?

As a side note- I take it not many posters here have been to a final at the Australian Open? You do hear a few swears.

Kyrgios certainly has form for bad behaviour- I believe there was a prior Wimbledon where he refused to shake his opponent's hand... believe me, most of Australia cringed in embarrassment. SUCH poor form.

I do think he's evolving though. He was a gracious loser for example.

People under tremendous pressure can lash out, it's not surprising (and I too laughed at the 700 drinks comment).

I think Nick K is what toxic masculinity looks like. And the way we simply dismiss it as bad boy behaviour is why it continues in so many men. No one it tennis goes on and on and is abusive like him. And I agree with other poster. A woman player wouldn't get away with this. He even boasts he doesn't care about fines because he makes millions and the fine is loose change. I still remember when at the net he told his opponent "I f*** your girlfriend". it was caught by cameras and everyone who held it knew who she was . A young tennis player. He does have talent butt he is not a half decent human. And am so over toxic behaviours being excused because someone has talent. Especially in men

He is an abusive toxic man. I felt awful watching him, having Survived an abusive relationship. Excruciating watching his family being so distressed by his abuse. Standing up to order on his humiliating screaming. His father tapping his heart in distress. His sister looking agonised. Awful awful man.

@SpangledShambles I'm sorry to hear that. You're right, in that you shouldn't need to have that reminder simply by watching the tennis.

I see some of this differently, but I respect your experience and your opinion.

Anyone who’s been in a relationship or lived in a house with a abusive man would’ve found yesterday excruciating.

There was a part where he was glaring at his box, shaking his head and muttering to himself which was worse for me than the actual shouting.

he’s a typical angry man - frustrated and anxious which turns outwards to everyone around
him who constantly have to try and work out what they’ve done now to piss him off

Very!

The ranting did seem that way.

Totally. But apparently he's banckrolling his family. Could that be one of the reasons he thinks it's ok to behave that way. No one in his life challenges his behaviour?

Yup

Sinister

i hope he watches the match back. The rants at his box were humiliating to them. I was rooting for him to win at the start as he was the underdog and I get tired of the same 3 winning. He also seemed to be behaving at first. Well done to the umpire- so calm. I think the officials need to issue him with a warning that he won’t be accepted if this continues.

@GCAcademic yes that was weird.

I think Nick K is what toxic masculinity looks like. And the way we simply dismiss it as bad boy behaviour is why it continues in so many men. No one it tennis goes on and on and is abusive like him

Yes exactly.