Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has revealed the strange reason why he is a fan of Spurs and new manager Ange Postecoglou.
The Aussie is currently preparing to make his mark at Wimbledon, where he made the final last year, before he was beaten by Novak Djokovic.
Ahead of the tournament, Kyrgios has opened up on his football allegiances and why he supports Tottenham. And it's not because he now has a fellow countryman in Postecoglou as manager.
He told Men’s Health magazine: “It’s a funny story — you’ll like this.
“I play computer games a lot and I used to like Emmanuel Adebayor on Fifa. At the time, he played for Spurs, so I supported them and have never changed.”
Looking ahead of Wimbledon, Kyrgios continued: "Every day since I came on the scene, everyone in the sport has had an opinion about me. ‘He’s one of the most talented players… will he ever fulfil his potential… will he this, will he that?’
“If you allow their expectations to influence you, you can feel a failure.
“But I can look back and I’ve achieved some pretty cool things.
“I’ve achieved a lot, been on an amazing journey.”
Meanwhile, Andy Murray has branded a contentious poster of past and present Wimbledon greats a “disaster” as he highlighted the lack of prominence given to female players.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Murray was a notable absentee from the official All England Club artwork which features 15 famous players walking down a staircase.
Young pair Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz – neither of whom have made an impact at the Championships yet – stand in the foreground of the painting, followed by a selection of “epic” rivalries, beginning with Murray’s long-time competitors Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Of the six women depicted, only Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova are among the front 11 players, with the other four, including Serena and Venus Williams, at the back.
While Murray’s uncle and brother criticised his exclusion, the Scot insisted that is not the issue as he spoke about the poster for the first time since its release.
With a smile, he initially said: “It was a disaster, wasn’t it? I don’t need to elaborate any more on it, it’s pretty obvious if you see the poster.”
Asked about four of the front five groups of rivals being men, he continued: “That was what was slightly strange.
“I guess the players that are on the poster are ones that have had incredible careers and have been unbelievably successful at Wimbledon.
“But elsewhere are some of the greatest players of all time.
“For me, Alcaraz and Sinner are unbelievable players but it just seems strange that they were all sort of behind them.
“I personally don’t really care that much about it. But I can see when you look at it’s like, ‘that does look a bit strange’.
“Me not being on it is certainly not a problem.”
