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One of tennis's most promising young talents, the 19-year-old
Australian blamed Drake's music for a slow start against his
third-round opponent Jiri Vesely.
"Today was a bit of rap, actually," he told reporters at
Wimbledon after beating the Czech 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2. "I came out
really flat, so hopefully I won't listen to that again. It was
actually Drake. Yeah. Didn't do the job for me."
Drake hit back at Kyrgios in a conference call with reporters
last week ahead of hosting 'The ESPYS', broadcaster ESPN's
annual sporting awards night on Wednesday.
"I also want to meet this guy that says that he lost because he
listened to my music," U.S. entertainment media quoted the
27-year-old as saying.
"I also want to meet that guy and look him in the eye and see
exactly who he is as a man and size him up and then chop him
right down. Nick whatever-his-name-is — because he didn’t win,
so that’s how he’s going to be remembered: 'Nick
whatever-his-name-is.'"
Kyrgios, who took Wimbledon by storm by upsetting Rafa Nadal in
the fourth round, moved to defuse the tension on Twitter on
Tuesday -- while also being clear about who won the match.
"Let's be clear. I like @Drake - love his music, just said I was
a little flat, ended up winning that match. No blame game here,"
he tweeted.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Nick Mulvenney)
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