Kyrgios spat at a Wimbledon spectator: “Luckily there is a fence that prevents me from doing something to him”

Nick Kyrgios made his Wimbledon debut and won 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 7-5 against Briton Paul Jubb. However, the Australian crossed everyone: he quarreled with the chair referee, with the linesmen and even spat at someone from the audience who had insulted him.

The Australian admitted that he reacted in this way because one of the fans who was on the pitch had provoked him with an insult: “It was disrespectful. Someone insulted me. He told me I was shit from the audience. It’s normal? No. I don’t understand why it always happens. “

“I don’t know why this is something that people only do with athletes. I mean, no one goes to the supermarket and approaches someone who is doing their job and starts disrespecting them. This is something that is happening more and more in sports. I don’t think it’s fair, ”Kyrgios said.

“I love Wimbledon. I don’t blame the tournament. It’s just that a certain generation of people think that, being on social media, they have the right to say what they want. And they still do in real life. Luckily there is a fence that physically prevents me from doing anything, or talking to them, otherwise I would get in trouble“, concluded the Australian.

In addition to his altercation with the crowd, the Bad Boy also quarreled at various points in the game with both the chair judge and the line judges. And for him it was not an easy duel: played five sets in three hours of play. His rival played a great match and put him on the ropes several times.

In fact, Kyrgios himself praised Jubb’s strength and said it was one of his worst encounters: “He’s number 220 in the world, but he wasn’t playing at all like anyone on that ranking. I am proud of myself, to be able to sit here now as the winner of the match. As for the game, It was one of the worst games I’ve ever played. The ball didn’t seem right. I was not serving well. I could not subtract “.

video of the controversy

Kyrgios’ next rival

The Australian will have to face the Serbian in his next duel Filip Krajinovic, number 31 in the standings, who has just beaten Czech Jiri Lehecka 5-7, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5) and 6-4.