Nick Kyrgios is never backwards in coming forward with his opinion on tennis matters, just ask Jannik Sinner.
The Australian disagreed strongly with the ban imposed on the world number one for doping breaches and has hardly been subtle about it.
Kyrgios came back from a bad wrist injury earlier this year, and it looks as though he will be working hard in preparation for the French Open, which gets underway next month.
In the past, Kyrgios has got himself into some right old predicaments, with one excruciating day coming back in 2018 when he was beaten by an unknown player.
Nick Kyrgios loses to player ranked number 800 in the world
This was a seriously low ebb for Kyrgios as he once again let his emotions get the better of him and capitulate.
The match came at the Shanghai Masters and was perhaps better remembered for Kyrgios having several slanging matches with the match umpire instead.
He went down 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 to American player Bradley Klahn with the player stunning the tennis world with his performance that showed maturity.
This match came not long after Kyrgios has been fined $10,000 for storming off the court during a match against Steve Johnson.
Clearly, if Kyrgios isn’t happy with something, he’s not afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve and stand for whatever he believes is right.
Bradley Klahn never won a career title
Being a professional tennis player proved relatively short and not so sweet for Klahn. He never won a career singles title and after turning professional in 2012, he retired in 2023.
The left-handed player fought hard to make a go of tennis and in fairness to him, he did collect over $1 million in prize money during his career.
This win over Kyrgios was definitely among the highlights, although it’s fair to say that the 2022 Wimbledon finalist beat himself to a certain degree on that particular day.
Klahn only ever won four matches at Grand Slam events and failed on two occasions at both the Australian Open and the French Open.
Still, nobody can take this win over Kyrgios away from him and given the spat that Kyrgios had with the umpire, it remains a classic on YouTube.
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