LONDON: Australian loner Nick Kyrgios beat fourth-placed Stefanos Tsitsipas in a wild and wonderful exchange in the third round of Wimbledon that threatened to spiral out of control on Saturday.
Kyrgios, 27, delivered great tennis to claim a 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7) victory but the match will mostly be remembered as one of the worst at Wimbledon for decades.
The much-anticipated clash on Court One was the hottest ticket in town, even with Rafa Nadal playing on Center Court.
It didn’t disappoint either, with scintillating tennis accompanied by mayhem as both players lost their heads.
With the lights on and a deafening atmosphere, it was the unseeded Kyrgios who emerged from the chaos with one of his best Grand Slam wins, scoring a nerve-wracking tie break in the fourth set after saving a set point.
Kyrgios clinched the win with a drop shot and will enter the last 16 for the fourth time with serious title ambitions.
Next up is unseeded American Brandon Nakashima.