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Kyrgios, Bublik Lose; Kyrgios Slams Wimbledon Rules

7/2/2026

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Summary

Kyrgios Rants

Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Bublik lost 6-3, 6-4 to Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in Wimbledon doubles.
Nick Kyrgios, wildcard entrant after missing a singles spot, shouted at umpire Manuel Absolu, calling the rules “dumb” and saying “you can fine me, I don’t care.”
Nick Kyrgios said the loss could be his final Wimbledon, noting his 899 ranking, injury-limited Grand Slam record and £14,500 fines at the 2022 tournament.

Summary

Arevalo-Pavic Advance

Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic reached the Wimbledon doubles semifinals in 2025 after beating Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Bublik.
Their win set up a second-round match against Great Britain’s Marcus Willis and David Stevenson.
Alexander Bublik, Nick Kyrgios’s partner, had already advanced to Wimbledon’s men’s singles second round.
Wimbledon rules allow fines up to $50,000 for audible obscenity and up to $100,000 for broader conduct breaches.

History

Historical Context

In June 1981, John McEnroe shouted “You cannot be serious!” during his first-round Wimbledon match and was fined US $1,500, narrowly avoiding ejection. The incident pushed the All-England Club and later the ITF to tighten on-court conduct, setting a US $50,000 penalty ceiling. Those rules are being applied in 2022 to Nick Kyrgios and Marcelo Arevalo.

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Kyrgios Rants

Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Bublik lost 6-3, 6-4 to Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic in Wimbledon doubles.
Nick Kyrgios, wildcard entrant after missing a singles spot, shouted at umpire Manuel Absolu, calling the rules “dumb” and saying “you can fine me, I don’t care.”
Nick Kyrgios said the loss could be his final Wimbledon, noting his 899 ranking, injury-limited Grand Slam record and £14,500 fines at the 2022 tournament.

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