After losing to Medvedev in the second round of the Australian Open singles, Kyrgios quickly found his own fun in doubles.
The fun isn't just his own, Kyrgios brings it to Melbourne fans, and his doubles matches have been extremely highly attended, with local tv stations repeatedly switching singles matches to Kyrgios' doubles.
Due to the popularity of attendance, the tournament side moved Kyrgios' doubles semi-final to Rodrawall Stadium. In order to repay the enthusiastic fans, the Australian Open decided that the doubles semi-final would not sell a second ticket, and spectators could enter rodrawall stadium with an outfield ticket.
However, the Australian Open raised the price of the day's outfield tickets to 29 Australian dollars, calculating that the event side made a lot of money, and the audience was also very satisfied with it, and this operation achieved a "win-win situation for all parties".
In the absence of giants such as Federer, Djokovic and Serena Williams, many are cautiously skeptical about the prospects for ticket sales at this year's Australian Open. Unexpectedly, the popular doubles matches in the past have become an important reason for attracting fans to Melbourne Park, and Kyrgios has brought a new storm to this hot summer, and the enthusiasm of fans has been ignited by him again and again.
It's never just the dazzling shots that ignite the audience's enthusiasm, Kyrgios knows how to create tidbits and gimmicks for the game without violating the rules, he is good at mobilizing the audience's emotions, he wants the audience to cheer for him, and this shout is not just to cheer him up, but also because the audience is excited about the unexpected bridge section created by Kyrgios.
Kyrgios was well versed in this and was delighted with the practice and the results it would bring.
For example, he can get the audience to shout "Siuuu!" (Pronounced similar to the elongated tail of "Shuu!) "), and such shouts usually only occur in noisy football stadiums. Before this year's Australian Open, there had never been such a shout on the quiet tennis court.
There are quite a few players who shout "Siuuu! The voice was very confused, and Kyrgios's singles first-round opponent Browdy was very strange about this, he thought the audience was booing him and he wasn't doing anything wrong. Murray also heard the crowd's "Siuuu! He thought it was a boo at first, and said the sound would distract him.
In the second round of the singles match of Kyrgios, the crowd also issued a huge "Siuuu! Medvedev also thought the audience was booing him. To avoid misunderstandings, Jim Correll explained the meaning of the voice specifically to Medvedev in a post-match interview.
Football superstar Ronaldo would stand in place after scoring, his arms swinging backwards at the same time, and the fans would immediately shout "Siuuu! The shouts, which were already Ronaldo's signature celebrations, the fans' "Siuuu! "The sound is very tacit with him.
After winning or scoring a beautiful winning score, Kyrgios also imitates Ronaldo's celebratory moves, which is why the audience shouts "Siuuu! " is the direct cause.
Not only did Kyrgios bring elements of football to the tennis court, he also wore a basketball vest. Previously, he had repeatedly said that what he really liked was basketball, and playing tennis was just his "job". Several of his ex-girlfriends have also worn basketball uniforms in public, such as Kalinskaya, who once wore a basketball suit to watch games with Kyrgios.
Kyrgios played with hand serves and crotch shots in almost every game, and occasionally played incredible "fairy balls", which fascinated the audience. Of course, Kyrgios also likes to interact with the audience. For example, before he serves, he will ask the audience whether the inner corner or the outer corner, after the game he will drink the beer sent by the fans, after hitting the children in the audience, he picks up his racket and gives it to him, which makes the children laugh and win the applause of the audience.
Of course, when encountering unhappy things or clashing with the audience, Kyrgios would also argue with the audience loudly and secretly put up his middle finger. Such moves are often booed and boycotted outside of Australia, but this year's Australian Open fans are tolerant of the Australian homegrown player, who feels that Kyrgios's move is "acceptable" and that he brings a lively and interesting freshness to tennis.
However, there are also those who express a clear antipathy towards Kyrgios. For example, after losing to Kyrgios in the quarter-finals in doubles, New Zealand player Michael Venus said that Kyrgios was "an absolute jerk with the maturity of a 10-year-old" and that "it was unbelievable that he hit a child after hitting the ball roughly, and then just because he gave a racket to that child, people said he was a good person." Venus, who had experienced the scene firsthand, said.
Kyrgios's doubles partner this year is his childhood partner Kokinakis, who won the Wimbledon Junior Men's Doubles title in 2013. Some fans may have been familiar with the name Kokinakis, but in the 2015 Rogers Cup match against Wawrinka, Kyrgios said to Wawrinka during the change of sides, "Sorry dude, Kokinakis slept with your girlfriend." ”
After this year's Australian Open and Kyrgios in doubles, Kokinakis also attracted the attention of many fans, he wore rainbow-colored wristbands, and Like Kyrgios, he wore stud earrings in his left ear, such a fashion dress is easy to make people have rich associations.
The doubles duo were hot spots at this year's Australian Open both on and off the pitch, and after eliminating the top seed in doubles, Kyrgios revealed that his opponents "threatened him to fight in the locker room". After eventually winning the men's doubles title, Kyrgios and his partner mimicked the doubles legend Brian Brothers' "chest bumping" celebration. All of the above has become a hot tidbit of this year's Australian Open.
In the eyes of many fans, the players are focused on the game, the audience is immersed in the game, without any accidents and tidbits of interference, this is what a tennis game should look like. And Kyrgios obviously took the tennis game in another direction, he always likes to create all kinds of accidents and even horse grabbing incidents, bringing fresh and happy air to the "dull" game, he seizes every opportunity to bring unexpected topics to the "stylized" tennis game, so that he and the audience have a good time.
Before last Wednesday's doubles match, a fan yelled at Kyrgios to "Give us your racket, Nick!" Kyrgios heard this and ran over to give the racket to the fan, an unexpected episode that instantly aroused the mood of the audience.
Moments later, the referee on duty, Hughes, routinely briefed the players on both sides about the rules of the game, then asked the players, "What's wrong with the gentlemen?" ”
Kyrgios asked, "Who do you think we have the most handsome haircut here?" ”
"Oh, I really don't know." Hughes laughed.
Before each point starts, the doubles players will whisper about tactics, and Kyrgios will whisper to Kokinakis. People were curious about what they were talking about, and Kyrgaststein admitted that "probably only one percent of their discussion was about tactics" and was basically "nonsense" that had nothing to do with the game.
On January 23, the Australian Open published a report on its official website titled "Kyrgios and Kokinakis Keep The Fun Coming", quoting Kyrgios as saying, "Singles matches are always very intense and the atmosphere is serious. And we're having a lot of fun here, we like to stir up the emotions of the audience, which is also important to us, we interact with the audience, it's a good bond. ”
Kyrgios's English name is "Nick Kyrgios" and his doubles partner Kokinagis is "Panayioti Kokkinakis", and there are 5 K's surnames in the two, so they are called "5K" combinations, and such a name is easily reminiscent of the infamous "Ku Klux Klan".
Kyrgios's past bad deeds and controversial style have made many people feel "disdainful", thinking that he has tarnished the game of tennis and is simply a "shame" in the tennis world. People who like Kyrgios praise him, believing that he is a "true temperament" rather than a "hypocrite", he has brought a new air and elements to tennis, and also brought young fans to tennis, which is conducive to the popularization and promotion of tennis.
Not only are there huge controversies and disagreements among fans about Kyrgios, but Kyrgios himself also has a "divisive" character – he is the "devil and scum" of many ex-girlfriends, but he has also donated generously to charitable causes such as saving Australian wildfires. He has also repeatedly spoken out against Djokovic, but bravely supported Djokovic in this year's visa case.
During this year's Australian Open, Kyrgios received unprecedented attention. The Australian Open official commented, "Kyrgios and Kokinakis have made headlines several times, but they usually only light once a year." ”
In the future, will the bright light from Kyrgios tear open the mouth of the tennis revolution, or will it soon fall silent? Time is always passing, the tennis world is still too peaceful, a limited number of "outliers" such as Kyrgios are not nothing, at most it will become people's talk after the game. In addition, the meaning or impact he can bring, I always feel very little.
Do you like or hate Kyrgios? Do you think he has a pro or a con for the development of tennis? Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments section. (Source: Tennis House Author: Yun Cirrus Yunshu)