Pat Cash has launched a scathing attack on Tennis Australia for allowing Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic to play an exhibition match just three days before the Australian Open begins.
The clash at the Rod Laver Arena takes place this Friday, and despite the short notice for fans, tickets sold out in under an hour on Tuesday. It prompted the controversial Aussie to goad his critics online, tweeting: "Wow Nick Kyrgios is bad for the sport! Wow what a disgrace, a national embarrassment! How dare he sell out another stadium, the arrogance."
But whilst 14,000 fans will be treated to a rematch of last year's Wimbledon final, the event has also been met with scepticism in some quarters. The Canberra man pulled out of the United Cup at the 11th hour this month, and then later withdrew from the Adelaide 2 International, leaving him desperately short of match practice.
