Spitting, Baiting, and Trick Shots: What Comes Next For Tennis’s Top Villain?
The Lead
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🗓️ 15 July 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Last weekend, Novak Djokovic won his fourth consecutive WImbledon title. But the real story of the tournament wasn't the Serbian superstar. It was opponent in the final -- the highly polarizing Nick Kyrgios. The talented Australian dominated headlines for two weeks, thanks to his usual brand of entertaining, breathtaking tennis, coupled with a series of hotly debated actions -- spitting toward a fan, breaking Wimbledon's all-white dress code, and provoking one opponent into an uncharacteristic emotional implosion. Today, Matt Futterman of the New York Times explains the many complicated questions around tennis’s top villain, and why tournament organizers will or won't try to rein him in.
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| 0:40.4 | Wimbledon wrapped up last weekend with Novak Djokovic winning his fourth straight trophy |
| 0:44.8 | at the All England Club. |
| 0:46.4 | But the story of this year's tournament wasn't the Serbian's March to Victory, or Rafael |
| 0:51.8 | Nadal battling through yet another injury before ultimately withdrawing. |
| 0:56.2 | The story of this year's Wimbledon was the runner up, the always controversial Nick Curious. |
| 1:11.5 | The sublimely talented Aussie had two very busy weeks to say the least. |
| 1:15.9 | He called out a fan who was tackling him and then admitted to spinning in that fan's |
| 1:19.6 | direction after he won the match. |
| 1:21.7 | At the end, you did appear to speak in the direction of... |
| 1:25.5 | One of the people disrespecting me. |
| 1:27.5 | Yes. |
| 1:28.5 | So that was deliberate too, Jimmy? |
| 1:29.5 | Yes, I would not be doing that to someone who was supporting me. |
| 1:32.2 | He violated Wimbledons all-white dress code wearing red air Jordans on the court before |
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