Kyrgios justifies post defeat outbursts: "Here's $400,000, heads or tails? If you got that wrong, would you not be p****d off?"

Nick Kyrgios has had plenty of outbursts this year and it's nothing new with the Australian explaining why they happen.

Kyrgios doesn't have the need to burst out on the court or even wants but it's part of the way he plays and experiences tennis. He wants to win, he cares and defeats frustrate him more than just for the obvious reasons. Part of the frustration is losing money as he demonstrated:

"When people see that clip of me at the US Open breaking tennis rackets. People see that as a negative type of thing. 'Oh, he doesn't care, he's such a brat' but it's like how much I cared. People don't understand like if I won that match that's another 400 grand. Would someone on the street like, here's 400 grand - heads or tails - if you got that wrong, would you not be pissed off?"

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He added:

"I just lost in four hours at 2am and for that amount of money. For the achievement of pushing to potentially win a Grand Slam, to bring it home to Australia, because I know how much this nation wants a Grand Slam. And I've been the closest male tennis player for the last decade to get close to one and all I get is negativity. And I'm just like, I'm frustrated because I didn't win one for you idiots. And I had to let it out."

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