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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kieran Jackson

Nick Kyrgios’ cocaine shame gives Aussie maverick two routes – and one is better than the other

Four years on from the peak of Nick Kyrgios’ tumultuous tennis career, gracing the biggest stage of the men’s game in the singles final at Wimbledon against Novak Djokovic, comes the indisputable nadir.

Just this week, the antagonistic Australian appeared in an Instagram video with model and influencer Florentine Dekkers in which he reiterated his stance that the grass court major is his favourite Grand Slam, notably ahead of his home tournament in Melbourne. No wonder: this is a man who annually voiced his glee in revelling in the south-west London sun, a regular visitor to the popular Dog & Fox pub in Wimbledon Village.

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