Wimbledon the poorer for Kyrgios exit


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 05 Jul 2019

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 4, 2019 Australia's Nick Kyrgios during his second round match against Spain's Rafael Nadal REUTERS/Hannah McKay

LONDON (Reuters) - Wimbledon had the feel of a small mid-western town sweeping up and fixing the shutters on Friday after tennis's own force of nature Nick Kyrgios had blown through, leaving a trail of admiration, amazement and some bemusement in his wake.

Britain's BBC Radio 5 Live dedicated an hour to a phone-in discussing the pros and cons of Kyrgios, who is fast inheriting the mantle of John McEnroe in his ability to split an audience into Brexit-level extremes.

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