MELBOURNE, Australia — It felt a particularly long way from the hushed tones of Wimbledon’s Centre Court, even a long way from the rowdier Wimbledon food court.
Nick Kyrgios playing at Hisense Arena at the Australian Open brings in all sorts of curiosity seekers — those with a grounds pass who know their tennis and those with a grounds pass who don’t. Not that traditional tennis expertise is necessarily much help when it comes to understanding what makes the Kyrgios game tick.
Kyrgios at Hisense, the second largest stadium at the tournament, also brings in plenty of beer swillers and foul language despite the signs at the entrance gates to Melbourne Park that remind the public that this Grand Slam is “a family event.