'Flat' Kyrgios clears the air with 'dissed' rapper Drake


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 15 Jul 2014

Nick Kyrgios of Australia reacts during his men's singles quarter-final tennis match against Milos Raonic of Canada at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 2, 2014. REUTERS/Max Rossi

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Wimbledon quarter-finalist Nick Kyrgios has moved to head off an international spat with Drake after the Canadian hip-hop artist took umbrage with a joke about his music at Wimbledon.

One of tennis's most promising young talents, the 19-year-old Australian blamed Drake's music for a slow start against his third-round opponent Jiri Vesely.

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