WWelcome to our live coverage of Nick Kyrgios vs. Filip Krajinovic in the second round of Wimbledon 2022.
The controversial Australian defeated Britain’s Paul Jubb in a fiery first-round clash watched by Telegraph Sport’s lead sports writer Oliver Brown:
At three o’clock in Nick Kyrgios’ company at Court no. 3 spend, was similar to being trapped in a room with a profane Australian version of Alan Bennett while weaving all of life’s frustrations, both real and imagined, into an endless monologue of rage.
Whether it was the spectators, the officials or simply a butterfly fluttering its wings in the next postal district, he somehow won a first-round match against a British game card in a baroque charge against all the injustices of the universe changes.
It will be interesting to see what kind of reception Kyrgios receives from the crowd today after admitting that he deliberately spat at a fan he accused of “disrespecting” him in his first-round victory – and then spoke out against the tennis authorities because he did “nothing”. about relentless “racism”.
“A lot of disrespect has been thrown from the crowds today,” the Australian said. “Well disrespect … Spectators generally think there is just no more line.
“You can only bash someone on social media and there is no real result. Now, whether it is racial abuse or just disrespect, it is acceptable. My brother has alopecia, and they joke that he is a cancer patient. ”
Asked if he had spat at a fan, Kyrgios said: “From one of the people who despises me? And it is. I would not do that to anyone who supports me. ”
We will have match-by-match updates for this match which should be on the track at the end of the clash between Paula Badosa Gibert and Irina Maria Bara.
Elsewhere, our rolling Wimbledon Day Four blog continues with updates from around SW19, including a host of UK players, including Katie Boulter, who is first on Center Court against Karolina Pliskova, as well as Jack Draper and Heather Watson.