Nick Kyrgios had a major breakthrough this summer, reaching a Grand Slam final for the first time in his career before losing to Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.
That might not have been the Australian’s most painful loss of the summer though. Kyrgios is a diehard Celtics fan, constantly wearing the team’s memorabilia to his matches. Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim asked Kyrgios earlier this summer if his Celtics fandom “had any carryover to his tennis.”
“I’ve literally thrown tennis matches if they’ve lost in like, double overtime,” Kyrgios told Wertheim after laughing for a moment.