Nick Kyrgios clarifies ‘racism’ comments after Wimbledon outburst in Paul Jubb clash

Nick Kyrgios has clarified that he was not racially abused by the Wimblecon Court 3 crowd on Tuesday despite ranting about racist abuse to the umpire during his first-round match. The Aussie downed British wildcard Paul Jubb in five sets over three hours and explained why he brought up the issue during his on-court tirade.

Kyrgios complained to the umpire about certain spectators in the Court 3 crowd who were harrassing him during his five-set match against the British wildcard on Tuesday. During his rant he said: “So pure disrespect from a spectator to an athlete is acceptable at Wimbledon? But you don’t accept a hat with two logos? When’s the line? That’s acceptable, racism is acceptable so when does it stop? So where’s the line? It’s been happening for years. If they were making racial slurs to him [Jubb] I would say the same thing.”

But the world No 40 later confirmed he was not racially abused by any members of the crowd during the match, and instead was making a general point. Asked outright whether he was racially abused on court he said: “Not today, no, no. But a lot of disrespect was being thrown today from the crowds. I’m just starting to think that it’s normal when it’s really not. You know, I didn’t say anything to the crowd until they started just every time I came down to the far end, people just going. It’s just I don’t know if it’s normal or not.”

It comes after the 27-year-old claimed some fans hurled racist abuse at him during the recent Stuttgart Open, with the tournament later confirming they were investigating the incident. 

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