Tennis Today: Nick Kyrgios hits the pub ahead of Rafael Nadal clash, Kyle Edmund kicked while he is down

Tennis Today
Nick Kyrgios hits the floor

In Tennis Today, Nick Kyrgios prepared for his Rafael Nadal clash in an unconventional way while Kyle Edmund gets slammed for “blowing it”.

What’s on the site
Let’s kick off your day with the Wimbledon order of play for day four with Andy Murray pencilled in to play, but…

Staying with Murray, he will of course compete in the mixed doubles alongside Serena Williams, but they are not the only exciting pairing at Wimbledon this year.

It’s a big one today on Centre Court as “super salty” Rafael Nadal will take on “uneducated” Nick Kyrgios and here are former Grand Slam winner and Eurosport pundit Mats Wilander’s views.

We also have an exclusive with Annabel Croft on bad boy Kyrgios with the BBC broadcaster saying the Australian “got too much too soon”.

Staying with politics and Novak Djokovic was grilled in a press conference over his continued support for Justin Gimelstob.

Meanwhile, Kyle Edmund has been kicked while he is down with John McEnroe saying he “blew it” against Fernando Verdasco.

Don’t forget our live scores and results centre will keep you up to date with what’s going on at Wimbledon and you can now favourite some matches with the MyMatches feature.

What’s in the news
Yet more politics as The Telegraph reports “the president of the International Tennis Federation stands accused along with the ITF board of seeking to protect his own post in a dispute between the rival candidates over the new code of ethics”.

Slim pickings in terms of stars at Wimbledon on Wednesday as The Telegraph says “Mary Berry and gift shop provide biggest Wimbledon pulls”.

No Wimbledon is complete with a story on the husbands and boyfriends of the players. The Telegraph (subscription) did the work for you.

World No 1 Ashleigh Barty has been “handed second-round court snub at Wimbledon”, says The Guardian.

Also in The Guardian, Pierre-Hugues Herbert is refreshed and ready for his doubles journey with Andy Murray at Wimbledon.

“Being on court with Andy was fun. I am lucky, I will take every single [opportunity] I can to get on court with him. It’s something amazing for me. I take everything with a big smile,” the Frenchman said.

In the Daily Mail, Belgian doubles couple Greet Minnen and Alison van Uytvanck say “fears of homophobic reaction stop male tennis players coming out as gay”.

Do you have a spare $4.2 million in the bank? If yes, then you should consider buying Rafael Nadal’s yacht. Luxurylaunches.com has a look at the yacht.

What’s on social media
Nick Kyrgios prepared for his match against Rafael Nadal in an unconventional way as he went to Dog & Fox…well maybe it is not so unconventional for Kyrgios.

And it went on and on…

But before Kyrgios went to the pub…

The memes for the Rafa-Kyrgios match are good.

He’s got a point.

This was a nice moment for Coco Gauff before her second-round match at Wimbledon.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

“You got that on camera?” 🤣🤣 🐐@rogerfederer chats to @cocogauff #respect #wimbledon

A post shared by WTA (@wta) on

Stan Wawrinka just needs a hug.

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A little hug that’s all I need right now !! 🙄🤦🏻♂️🤗💞🌱🤷🏻♂️ #toughone #gaveitall #hugs #love

A post shared by Stanislas Wawrinka (@stanwawrinka85) on

What’s on TV
ATP & WTA Wimbledon
LIVE – BBC One/Two, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport app

Nick Kyrgios Rafael Nadal

Latest