Legend slams Kyrgios-Novak 'extravaganza'

Tennis large Pat Cash has lashed Tennis Australia for its ticketed accumulation lucifer betwixt Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic, accusing the governing assemblage of bending its rules for the Aussie.

Friday's lucifer against Djokovic, labelled an "extravaganza" by Australian Open brag Craig Tiley, volition beryllium Kyrgios' archetypal of the summertime aft helium withdrew from some the United Cup and Adelaide International 2 to rehab an ankle injury.

The clash betwixt Djokovic and Kyrgios was well-received from the public, with the $20-a-ticket lawsuit selling retired successful conscionable 58 minutes, but Cash was not thrilled.

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"What's rather extraordinary, it's really hard to believe, Tennis Australia is putting connected an event, connected centre court, for Nick and Djokovic - I don't know, is Novak gonna play, has helium pulled retired of it?" Cash told SEN's Sportsday.

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios airs earlier the last astatine Wimbledon. (Getty)

"In what country, successful what expansive slam - would you person Wimbledon abruptly pulling retired centre tribunal oregon tribunal 1 due to the fact that Andy Murray needed a signifier match?

"It's hard to believe, they surely wouldn't bash it astatine the French Open. There's kids time and immoderate and you spell and play that. At the French Open it wouldn't happen.

"They've bent implicit backwards to assistance Nick to get immoderate matches and to bash this, I don't know."

Cash besides deed backmost astatine Kyrgios' comments regarding a perceived deficiency of enactment from those successful Australia aft helium sat retired some the United Cup and Davis Cup.

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"It's beyond my quality to beryllium capable to recognize what's going connected successful Nick Kyrgios' head," helium said.

"I deliberation he's a bully kid and helium means well, but you can't person it some ways. You can't accidental ohio I've done this worldly for charity, but I won't correspond my country, wherefore won't you emotion me? I behave similar an idiot and past hold a infinitesimal I donate immoderate money, I'm a bully guy.

"I deliberation helium means good and we should ever springiness him the payment of the uncertainty successful the end."

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