Any other year, a war of words between the two would be as riveting as a plastic knife fight. 1 who next month will tie (and probably pass) Roger Federer’s record of 310 weeks at the top. Any other year, even at his home Slam, Kyrgios, a Canberra native, would be the tantrum-thrower in the cereal aisle that all the adults gave a wide berth. Kyrgios, 25, who has a residence in the Bahamas, idled at his family home in Australia’s capital during the five-month coronavirus-imposed halt to competition. Tennis’s bad boy became its social media Bard, giving voice to the hardships he saw all around him.

Source: International New York Times February 12, 2021 04:52 UTC