Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser has apologised after she launched an extraordinary attack on tennis star Nick Kyrgios in the wake of his heated Wimbledon round-of-16 defeat to Richard Gasquet.
Fraser lambasted Kyrgios and compatriot Bernard Tomic on Tuesday morning on Australian television for their “childish” behaviour during this week’s Championships.
But the former Olympic gold medallist went a step further by suggesting both players should “go back to where their parents came from” if they were going to maintain such an attitude.
Fraser said: “I want to unreservedly apologise for any comments that I made this morning which may have caused offence to my fellow Australians, including Nick and his family.