Tennis - Madrid Open - Nick Kyrgios of Australia v Kei Nishikori of Japan- Madrid, Spain - 6/5/16 Kyrgios returns the ball. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The war of words between Nick Kyrgios and his national Olympic committee has continued, with the Australian tennis player launching a poll on social media as to whether he should be selected for the Rio Olympics.
Kyrgios and the Australian Olympic Committee have been at loggerheads over Rio since team chef de mission Kitty Chiller suggested the hotheaded 21-year-old and his Davis Cup team mate Bernard Tomic could miss out due to their on-court behaviour.
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