Perhaps my most famous constituent is Nick Kyrgios, Australia’s top-ranked male tennis player. But despite his extraordinary serve and blasting forehand, there is one aspect of Kyrgios’s game that I, along with other Australian sports fans, cannot condone.
Not trying. Failing on purpose. Tanking.
Australians hate it when their stars don’t play to win. So when Nick tanked a tennis match at the Shanghai Masters last year, he copped it from all corners (when John McEnroe is criticising your attitude, you know there’s a problem).
It’s not just in tennis. We’ve seen all…
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