Nick Kyrgios has enjoyed his fair share of visits to Wimbledon during his explosive tennis career, but it seems he is still not used to Britain’s unpredictable summers.
The 29-year-old, who hails from Canberra, Australia, has been on punditry duty with the BBC for this year’s tournament as he continues to recover from knee and wrist injuries that have kept him sidelined for over a year.
Kyrgios’s unique perspective on the modern game has proven a hit with viewers, and he has not shirked a challenge having taken fellow pundit and commentator Andrew Castle to task over his remarks during Monday’s match between Taylor Fritz and Alexander Zverev.
And he was back at Centre Court on Tuesday for another day of analysis, but tennis fans couldn’t help but notice Kyrgios had opted to wrap up in a big winter jacket, despite it being the middle of summer in the UK.
While the weather has been a blight on the tournament so far, it was still a modest 18 degrees in south west London.
Fans had a field day on Twitter – now known as X – after spotting Kyrgios in the puffer jacket.
‘Why is he wearing a jacket in July??! It’s not THAT cold!’ one fan wrote, with a facepalm emoji.
‘Having spent six weeks in England I know exactly how cold he’s feeling,’ reasoned another.
Nick Kyrgios wore a winter puffer jacket at Wimbledon on Tuesday
A third fan said: ‘He’s making sure he won’t leave Wimbledon 2024 with a cold.’
Kyrgios will likely be on hand on Wednesday to call the quarter final match between countryman Alex de Minaur and his good mate Novak Djokovic.
Djokovic has caused a stir in SW19 this week after taking aim at the Centre Court crowd for what he deemed was booing directed at him during his win over Holger Rune.
‘To all the fans that have had respect and stayed here tonight, I thank you from the bottom of my heart and I appreciate it,’ he said in his on-court interview.
‘And to all those people that have chosen to disrespect the player – in this case me – have a goooooooood night.’
Kyrgios – who is also known for his on-court meltdowns, told BBC Sport afterwards: ‘It wasn’t [booing] but I think crowds all around the world need to understand that Novak doesn’t need more of a motive to play better.
‘He’s driven, one of the best players in the world and I’ve seen it time and time again, the crowd try to poke the bear and that’s not what you want to do against Novak.
‘He loves it. I try not to poke the bear when I play him…and I really struggle with that. Obviously it cost me my Wimbledon final.
‘He doesn’t need more of a motive to go out there and prove to someone he is the greatest of all time.’
He later took to Twitter, now known as X, to defend his friend Djokovic. Responding to a fan suggesting the Serb’s rant was ‘influenced by Kyrgios’, the Australian said: ‘Maybe. I love it’.
In his press conference later, Djokovic stood by what he had said.
‘When I feel a crowd is stepping over the line, I react,’ he said. ‘I don’t regret my words or actions on the court.’
He also tweeted a photo after the game of him stretching for a ball across the court, with the caption: ‘Sliding into quarters. Goooooooooooood night.’
