Asked by Tyson if he had met the late Queen, Kyrgios said: \u201cI haven\u2019t met the Queen. I played in front of the whole royal box and I was swearing my nuts off.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then I saw the photos of, was it William [George]? The young one? He was making faces and stuff. He was like, \u2018This guy\u2019s wild\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kyrgios, 28, racked up several fines during the tournament for behaviour that included spitting in the direction of a spectator and clashing with a female fan, who later took legal action against him.<\/p>\n
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Prince George appeared unimpressed by Nick Kyrgios last year.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n On the podcast, he said he had incurred $US500,000 in fines throughout his career, including for defying Wimbledon\u2019s all-white dress code.<\/p>\n Kyrgios, who has played just one competitive match this season due to injury, defended his actions and said he would continue his rule-breaking if he were to win Wimbledon one day.<\/p>\n \u201cI walked out at Wimbledon with this red hat and some red Jordans [trainers] to accept the trophy in front of the royal family. You have to wear all white, like you have to, and I got fined \u00a316,000 or something,\u201d he told Tyson.<\/p>\n \u201cThen I went in the interview and it kind of blew up, it went viral, because I said I\u2019m not going to wear white and that was it. It was the first time anyone ever wore colour.\u201d<\/p>\n Nick Kyrgios during last year\u2019s Wimbledon final.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n Tyson, sounding mildly impressed, said: \u201cYou know how to f—ing piss people off, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n Kyrgios continued: \u201cYeah, but I wore a red hat. It\u2019s not like I\u2019m doing crazy things. If I won Wimbledon, I would probably do a press conference in all black or something, but nah. Crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n He then added, jokingly: \u201cBut [doing it] naked [would be] insane.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the thing, in tennis I\u2019m not even acting a certain way. I\u2019m not doing anything crazy. I like the basketball culture, I like bringing that type of energy into it. That\u2019s it. But it\u2019s seen as wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n Tyson, 57, was full of praise for Kyrgios, and told him his family were big fans, including his 14-year-old daughter Milan. She is an aspiring tennis player, who has previously been coached by Serena Williams\u2019 former trainer Patrick Mouratoglou.<\/p>\n Sports news, results and expert commentary. <\/i><\/b>Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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