Nick Kyrgios continually muttered that he was going to "give up" during hisWimbledon quarterfinal win.- The Australian was frustrated with his opponent's resistance in the third set, which went to a tie-break.
WIMBLEDON – Nick Kyrgios continually muttered to himself that he was going to "give up" during his Wimbledon quarterfinal win on Wednesday.
The Australian beat Chile's Cristian Garín in straight sets to book his place in his first ever Grand Slam semifinal, where he plays second seed Rafael Nadal on Friday.
During the third set against Garín, which went to a tie-break, Kyrgios became more and more frustrated at his opponent's resistance and own mistakes, chuntering to himself throughout.
"I'm done, I'm going to give up," he could be heard saying on numerous occasions.
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"Why would I do that?" he asked himself. "It makes no sense."
Kyrgios is known for his hot temper on the court and though it showed on occasion against Garín, the 27-year-old largely kept his cool.
After winning the match 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), he admitted that he's worked hard to change his bad behavior, which has seen him rack up almost $550,000 in fines during his career.
"I just never thought I'd be in the semifinal of a Grand Slam. I thought my ship had sailed," Kyrgios said in his on-court interview.
"I didn't go about things great earlier in my career and may have wasted that little window, but I'm just really proud of the way that I've just come back out here and with my team and just to be able to compete."
Kyrgios' win on Wednesday came just a day after The Canberra Times reported that he was due in court next month in Australia in relation to an allegation of common assault.
He is alleged to have grabbed his former girlfriend, Chiara Passari, in December 2021.