Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios once blamed poor performances on "being horny"

Nick Kyrgios likes to stand out from the crowd, whether it be trying trick shots during tense matches, calling out umpires and line judges – or even blaming poor form on sexual frustration.

Kyrgios broke onto the global scene after reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 2014 following a win over Rafael Nadal, reaching the same stage of the Australian Open the following year.

However, now aged 26, he has not yet matched those performances from 22 Grand Slam appearances, and he has now offered an explanation as to why he hasn't always been at his best.

Kyrgios has blamed 'sexual frustration' having been away from his first girlfriend for long chunks of the year during the start of his career, having previously dated a fellow tennis player.

Speaking to News.AU, he said: "With my first girlfriend, I was away from her for six months at a time.

"When you’re trying to perform at the highest level, you start missing someone like emotionally, physically and it becomes a sexual frustration.

"I’m on court and I can’t play because I’m a bit horny, if you know what I mean.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re in an office job … If you’re not seeing your significant other, it affects you, your work, your mood, everything.

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“I was the moodiest motherf***** when I was away from my missus for that long.”

Having dated Ajla Tomljanovic until 2018, he was then linked to Chiara Passari before current partner Costeen Hatzi.

Having been knocked out of the Australian Open singles by Daniil Medvedev, he and Thanasi Kokkinakis have wowed the home crowd by reaching the men's doubles semi-finals, where they face Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos.

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