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Nick Kyrgios has laughed off questions regarding his on-court attire, as he opted to change his shoes and hat before taking a post-match interview following his gutsy performance in the fourth round.
Kyrgios’ detractors were desperate for something, anything, to take the shine off his impressive five-set win, where he battled a shoulder ailment throughout, receiving treatment several times.
But if his win over Stefanos Tsitsipas was a ‘circus’, as the vanquished Greek proposed it was, this was anything but.
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Save for a couple of words with the chair umpire late in the contest, Kyrgios was focused, and almost reserved at times.
Few sports stars are as polarising – and when Kyrgios switched his hat and shoes for a red Jordan brand cap and some matching sneakers, it gave his critics – of which there were fewer than his last match, for obvious reasons – the ammunition they needed.
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On commentary, Aussie legend Todd Woodbridge said that his countryman “might receive a letter in his locker” about the hat and shoe change.
The 27-year-old’s post-win press conference was nothing like the combative environment that it was two days ago, right until the very end.
A reporter posed the idea that Kyrgios invites his own controversy, including an open flaunting of clear wardrobe rules.
“Why then would you walk on to centre court with bright red trainers on and do an interview in a red cap?” Kyrgios was asked.
The reply was typically Kyrgios.
“Because I do what I want,” he responded, before being pressed on whether or not he thought he was above the rules.
“No. I’m not above the rules. I just like wearing my Jordans.”
The line of questioning continued despite a moderator’s attempted intervention, when Kyrgios was quick to correct the journalist that he hadn’t ‘moaned’ about controversy.
“I haven’t moaned. I love it,” he said.
“Yeah, it’s just more attention for me. What’s that saying? Any publicity is good publicity, right?
“Keep doing you then champion,” he said to the question asker before moving on.
Kyrgios will get a day off before facing Chile’s Cristian Garin for a spot in the final four.
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Brisbane veteran Dayne Zorko has copped a one-match ban after appearing to make contact with a players’ eye in the aftermath of a dangerous tackle.
The incident occurred in the first quarter of the Lions’ loss to Adelaide on Sunday, when Zorko wrapped up Crows youngster Luke Pedlar in the Crows’ forward line.
After catching Pedlar high, Zorko appeared to rub his right hand in the region of Pedlar’s eye, with the incident catching the attention of the match review officer.
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The MRO assessed the incident as intentional conduct with low impact and high contact, giving Zorko a one-match suspension as a result.
Zorko was not the only star to be given a ban in the wake of Sunday’s thriller, with Crows midfielder Rory Laird handed a one match-ban for a tackle on Lachie Neale.
Laird’s tackle was assessed as careless conduct with medium impact and high contact after he appeared to sling Neale’s head into the turf.
If the two players choose not to contest the bans at the tribunal on Tuesday, Zorko will miss Brisbane’s clash against Hawthorn in round 13, with the Lions having a bye in round 12, while Laird will miss the round 12 clash against the Suns.
Richmond star Dustin Martin was the other player to be charged by the MRO, with the Tigers star copping a $3000 fine for striking Port Adelaide’s Dan Houston.
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Latrell Mitchell is out of the State of Origin series opener at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday night with a calf strain.
And it may yet get worse for the Blues, with star half Nathan Cleary also in doubt with a wisdom tooth issue.
Nine’s Danny Weidler reports Nicho Hynes has been told to prepare to play at No.7, and Matt Burton — already on his way to Adelaide as 18th man — would move onto the bench should Cleary be ruled out.
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But Weidler said NSW is currently still expecting Cleary to play.
Mitchell was picked to play in the centres, but has been ruled out after scans revealed the extent of the strain.
He will not travel to Adelaide with the rest of the Blues squad on Monday morning, and has been replaced in the side by Stephen Crichton.
“This is huge … he had build that combination on the left side wth Hudson Young, they had worked out how they were going to play so now Stephen Crichton goes there [and] they’ve got to tweak things,” Andrew Johns said on Wide World of Sports’ Immortal Behaviour.
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“Stephen Crichton is a world-class player, but [Mitchell] is a big loss this close to the game.
“I think it’s only a small strain, but you just cannot risk an outside back.”
The new combination will have just the captains run on Tuesday to gel, before the match on Wednesday night.
Mitchell didn’t finish training on Sunday night, and joked with the Sydney Morning Herald he was “a bit cold”.
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“I thought I’d give Nicho [Hynes] and Critta [Stephen Crichton] a run out there,” he said.
It wasn’t until later in the evening the extent of the injury became apparent.
The injury is believed to be only minor, and his fitness for game two on June 21 is not in doubt.
For Crichton, it’s the second Origin promotion in the space of a week. Having originally been left out of the squad, the Panthers centre was made 18th man after Campbell Graham was withdrawn with a sternum injury.
In a statement the Blues confirmed Bulldogs half Matt Burton would travel to Adelaide on Monday afternoon as the new 18th man.
It’s the second injury scare to rip through Brad Fittler’s camp after Payne Haas spent much of Friday’s training session in the grandstand at Coogee Oval with an ankle injury.
He completed Sunday’s training session, and is not believed to be in doubt for the series-opener.
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