Nick Kyrgios couldn't avoid controversy in his first round match at the 2022 Wimbledon when facing the home-crowd favourite Paul Jubb.
The Australian took home wild-card, Paul Jubb, and fought for more than 3 hours before winning the match in five sets. Nick Kyrgios appeared to be bothered by the fans that were supporting his opponent during the match as he got involved in more heated exchanges throughout the match.
"A lot of disrespect was being thrown today. And I'm just starting to think that it's normal - when it's really not. I didn't say anything to the crowd until they started - every time I came down to the far end - just going. I don't know if it's normal or not."
"I love this tournament. It has nothing to do with Wimbledon; I just think it's just a whole generation of people, on social media, feeling like they have a right to comment on every single thing with negativity. It just carries on into real life. There's a fence there, and I physically can't do anything or say anything because I will get in trouble, so they just feel that they can just say anything they want."
"I've been dealing with hate and negativity for a long time, so I don't feel like I owed that person anything. He literally came to the match to not even support anyone really, just to stir up disrespect. That's fine, but if I give it back to you, that's just how it is. Someone yelled out I was sh*t in the crowd, is that okay?"
When asked about spitting after the match point, the Aussie admitted to doing that, when he said:
"Of one of the people disrespecting me, yes. I would not be doing that to someone who was supporting me."
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