Nick Kyrgios has been stunned by the ferocity of criticism levelled at him over his behaviour at Wimbledon and has called on his fellow Australians to show him more respect.
“I don’t try and be anyone else when I’m on the court,” he said. “I try and just play the game and get emotional here and there. At the end of the day, I’m just shocked with what’s happened. I’m just really shocked on how people have responded and reacted and what they’ve said. I’m really shocked.
“I’m not asking everyone to love me but at least know me as a person first before you judge me,” he added.