Tennis-Australia wary of embracing 'Nincompoop Nick' Kyrgios


Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 6, 2022 Australia's Nick Kyrgios in action during his quarter final match against Chile's Cristian Garin REUTERS/Matthew Childs

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios's transformation from doubles entertainer to Grand Slam singles finalist is one of the more remarkable tennis stories of the year but Australian fans could be excused a little caution before embracing his Wimbledon success.

His response to Rafa Nadal withdrawing from their Wimbledon semi-final on Thursday was charged with the sort of respect that has defined the interaction between top players in this golden era of men's tennis.

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