BRISBANE, Australia — With tournament titles drying up, it's the tantrums now that are drawing attention to Australian men's tennis.
A month after Nick Kyrgios faced criticism from some of Australia's sporting greats for his racket-smashing, profanity-laced run at Wimbledon, the 20-year-old Aussie was back at the center of another media storm following his unsavory remarks to two-time major champion Stan Wawrinka during a Rogers Cup match in Montreal on Wednesday.
Wawrinka urged tennis authorities on Thursday to take action against Kyrgios for comments that were "not only unacceptable but also beyond belief."
A courtside microphone picked up Kyrgios saying that Australian player Thanasi Kokkinakis had slept with a player who is reportedly Wawrinka's girlfriend.