Nick Kyrgios lost his cool after dropping his serve during the first set of his Wimbledon campaign against British star Paul Jubb.
The petulant Aussie smashed a ball out of court 3 at SW19 and went on to lose the first set of his 2022 tournament.
World No.40 Kyrgios ramped up his aggression as he attempted to make inroads into the Jubb serve in the closing stages of the set, but the youngster held firm to make it 4-3.
Jubb then took the only break of serve in the first set, before the 23-year-old, who made the round of 16 at Queen's earlier this month, stayed composed to serve it out 6-3, after which Kyrgios smacked a ball out of his sight and out of the arena. In a typical rollercoaster Kyrgios set, the Australian pulled off a sensational serve through his legs before expertly finishing off the point.
Kyrgios also appeared to have a go at the line judge, saying "get off the court" when they were checking where one of his serves had landed, and even labelling them a 'snitch'. The 27-year-old then had multiple conversations with the umpire at the changeover, something that has become synonymous with his matches.
Kyrgios regrouped and asserted his authority in the second set and had no problem breaking the Judd serve this time. In fact, he managed to break multiple times before racing through to take it 6-1.
Elsewhere in the tournament, Britain's Katie Swan lost a tight three-setter to Marta Kostyuk. Court 18 were treated to a thriller but after the 23-year-old took the first set, she was unable to sustain her advantage and lost 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
On centre court, Iga Swiatek opens the day's proceedings against against Jana Fett who has the daunting task of trying to hand the Pole her first loss since February. Following her will be 22-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal, who will play at Wimbledon for the first time since 2019. The 2008 and 2010 champion commences his campaign against Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo, in what will be their first meeting.
The day’s play on the main show court will be closed out by Serena Williams, who is set to play her first single’s match since retiring from her opening match of Wimbledon last year.
The American returned to action in the women’s doubles alongside Ons Jabeur in Eastbourne last week, but their run was cut short after the Tunisian sustained an injury. The tennis legend’s quest for an eight Wimbledon title begins against France's Harmony Tan.
