Kyrgios...??

They need to start suspending these clowns for numbers of months rather than piddling fines they dont feel.

horlicks wrote: Whale and Dr stop the rubbish

It's the tennis culture and the money oneone - a couple of good results and a decent ranking and they can make ridiculous money thereafter being failures ... and they do as they like because their "team" is just a bunch of parasitic sycophantic enablers. Most of them wouldn't know what "team" meant.

Why don’t Tennis Australia just boot the bloke ? Don’t they have a Code of Conduct in their contracts ? Why don’t the long suffering sponsors do a Joycey & come out & say something ? He is offensive & destroys the brand.

oneonesit wrote: Why don’t Tennis Australia just boot the bloke ? Don’t they have a Code of Conduct in their contracts ? Why don’t the long suffering sponsors do a Joycey & come out & say something ? He is offensive & destroys the brand.

It’s an individual sport. What do you propose that Tennis Australia might do? Tournaments are overseen by the ATP and at grand slams, the ITF. They have fined him and suspended him previously and will possibly happen again. I would suggest that it the more extreme behaviour continued unabated then yes, he might very well be booted permanently.

ExceedAndExcel wrote: oneonesit wrote: Why don’t Tennis Australia just boot the bloke ? Don’t they have a Code of Conduct in their contracts ? Why don’t the long suffering sponsors do a Joycey & come out & say something ? He is offensive & destroys the brand. It’s an individual sport. What do you propose that Tennis Australia might do? Tournaments are overseen by the ATP and at grand slams, the ITF. They have fined him and suspended him previously and will possibly happen again. I would suggest that it the more extreme behaviour continued unabated then yes, he might very well be booted permanently.

"continued unabated" - your kidding right ? This 7 page thread was started in August 2015. Maybe he should just tell someone they they are going to hell - that should sort it !

Can be brilliant on the rare occasion but too often carries on with so much absolute bullsh1t.

When Kyrgios is on court I become a New Zealander.  

Sc you are doing a good job masquerading as whale.

Isaac soloman wrote: Sc you are doing a good job masquerading as whale. You need to read the piece about the 60 yo women who were charged and had a judgement passed on their posting.

You peaked last week SC ... give up, you're not very clever, and it's all downhill from here ...

But there won’t be a ban coming his way — no way. The sport can’t afford to lose him.

Tennis needs Nick a lot more than he needs tennis.

Behind Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, the Aussie is the ATP’s biggest commodity. It won’t be giving him up any time soon.

We have seen everything from Nick this year. Epic tantrums, chair throwing, bottle tossing, umpire abuse, crowd abuse and even the odd title win, and, despite the negative attention he courts, fans continue to come to see him in droves.

We have written about his behaviour for so long now, it sometimes feels like Groundhog Day. We have long debated what can be done to “fix things”. But ultimately, Nick’s not going to change and the powers that be in tennis don’t want him to.

Put him on the outer courts in Italy, the court is full. Put him on Melbourne Arena at the Australian Open, every seat is taken and the fans are lining up outside the building. Like it or not, Nick is the sport’s biggest drawcard.

If I buy a ticket to a tournament and Rafa or Roger are not there, I’m buying it to see Nick. Fans want to see him win or have a meltdown — either way they have guaranteed entertainment.

Tell me anyone else in tennis who is delivering that.

He is taking the sport to a much wider audience. Why on earth would it ban him?

Add to that the blowback the ATP would get from tournaments if it said Kyrgios was no longer available.

Sport is a business. Why is Geelong not going to get a home final? Because the AFL can sell 50,000 more tickets at the MCG. Same with Nick, he sells tickets in volumes others don’t. Remove him from a tournament and that’s your biggest drawcard gone.

If I’m a director in Beijing and the ATP tells me it is suspending Nick and he could have sold me 100,000 tickets, then I’m annoyed.

The WTA has done similar with Serena Williams. She’s no stranger to on-court outbursts but it needs her for the sport to thrive. Many called for her to be banned after she threatened a lineswoman at the US Open back in 2009 and also last year after her on-court meltdown in the final against Naomi Osaka.

Fines yes, but no bans. It’s business.

What’s dangerous is the precedent the ATP is potentially setting. Is it endorsing bad behaviour or rewarding it? It needs him, so is Nick getting away with stuff others wouldn’t?

I’d be intrigued to see if another player got the same treatment as Nick. Would they be fined as heavily? Would they be banned because they don’t do as much for the sport?

What we do know is there will be a next time.

Sam Groth..ex Australian tennis player

Baghdad Bob wrote: But there won’t be a ban coming his way — no way. The sport can’t afford to lose him. Tennis needs Nick a lot more than he needs tennis. Behind Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, the Aussie is the ATP’s biggest commodity. It won’t be giving him up any time soon. We have seen everything from Nick this year. Epic tantrums, chair throwing, bottle tossing, umpire abuse, crowd abuse and even the odd title win, and, despite the negative attention he courts, fans continue to come to see him in droves. We have written about his behaviour for so long now, it sometimes feels like Groundhog Day. We have long debated what can be done to “fix things”. But ultimately, Nick’s not going to change and the powers that be in tennis don’t want him to. Put him on the outer courts in Italy, the court is full. Put him on Melbourne Arena at the Australian Open, every seat is taken and the fans are lining up outside the building. Like it or not, Nick is the sport’s biggest drawcard. If I buy a ticket to a tournament and Rafa or Roger are not there, I’m buying it to see Nick. Fans want to see him win or have a meltdown — either way they have guaranteed entertainment. Tell me anyone else in tennis who is delivering that. He is taking the sport to a much wider audience. Why on earth would it ban him? Add to that the blowback the ATP would get from tournaments if it said Kyrgios was no longer available. Sport is a business. Why is Geelong not going to get a home final? Because the AFL can sell 50,000 more tickets at the MCG. Same with Nick, he sells tickets in volumes others don’t. Remove him from a tournament and that’s your biggest drawcard gone. If I’m a director in Beijing and the ATP tells me it is suspending Nick and he could have sold me 100,000 tickets, then I’m annoyed. The WTA has done similar with Serena Williams. She’s no stranger to on-court outbursts but it needs her for the sport to thrive. Many called for her to be banned after she threatened a lineswoman at the US Open back in 2009 and also last year after her on-court meltdown in the final against Naomi Osaka. Fines yes, but no bans. It’s business. What’s dangerous is the precedent the ATP is potentially setting. Is it endorsing bad behaviour or rewarding it? It needs him, so is Nick getting away with stuff others wouldn’t? I’d be intrigued to see if another player got the same treatment as Nick. Would they be fined as heavily? Would they be banned because they don’t do as much for the sport? What we do know is there will be a next time. Sam Groth..ex Australian tennis player

Nick is a dangerous & dearranged man .

U Tube shows him throwing a spinning racquet at the crowd on one occasion.

It landed on the walkway behind the main crowd ...   Would kill a child if it hit the right spot.

   Tennis doesn't need his type.

 not even a fine?