Kyrgios faced his fellow Australian - ranked just one place behind him on the ATP tour - in a match full of histrionics, with both players receiving code violations.

The disgraceful lack of coverage of Barty's first round game at Wimbledon  against China's Zheng Saisai was called out as Australia's 'spoilt brat' Kyrgios' game was aired.

Kyrgios's match with compatriot Thompson had been going for two hours before Barty started hers against Zheng Saisai, and the broadcaster stuck with the men's clash rather than switch over.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT WIMBLEDON: The 32-year-old won 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 on Court No 1 and will play the controversial Australian who knocked him out in 2014 in one of Wimbledon's great upsets.

There are some superb match-ups on the fourth day at Wimbledon. British supporters will be cheering on Cameron Norrie on Centre Court against Kei Nishikori.

Australian tennis star Ash Barty's second round match against Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck will take place on court two instead of centre court at Wimbledon on Thursday.

Kyrgios was seen socialising with friends and chatting to girls at Wimbledon's Dog & Fox pub on Wednesday evening, according to a sports commentator on Twitter.

Keen observers noticed Bouchard - who was eliminated in the first round of the ladies singles - chose to side with Kyrgios during his second round grudge match against Rafael Nadal.

Nick Kyrgios crashed out of both the singles and mixed doubles competitions at Wimbledon in the last 24 hours.

The debate about whether Nick Kyrgios is good or bad for tennis will linger at Wimbledon but the man himself will not following defeat in the mixed doubles last night.

EXCLUSIVE: Yesterday, Kyrgios lost in the mixed doubles alongside partner Desirae Krawczyk before he flirted with her in the press conference, saying, 'We've got a club set up, it is going to be outrageous'.

First he dispatched a rank outsider. Then one of the biggest rebels in tennis. And yesterday Rafael Nadal came up against the eternal entertainer that is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and again prevailed.

Wimbledon players have been fined £95,000 in 2019 with six days remaining in the tournament - eclipsing the previous record of £72,200 set during the whole fortnight in 2017.

Sportsmail's KIERAN GILL brings you the inside stories from Wimbledon ahead of the second Wednesday at this year's Championships, where Nishikori is said to be under the weather.

The bad boy of tennis can add his latest row to the showreel after he smashed his racket in a strop before refusing to shake the hand of the chair umpire Fergus Murphy.

This is the moment that tennis-bad-boy Nick Kyrgios was captured pegging a water bottle into the umpire's chair. 

The Australian notched up his fourth win against a top-10 player this year as he downed his Greek opponent 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7) in two hours and eight minutes.

Tennis veteran Sam Groth has claimed Nick Kyrgios is too big a 'commodity' to lose as the 24-year-old faces suspension of his outburst at the Cincinnati Masters.

He's the controversial Australian tennis star who is rarely out of the headlines.

Nick Kyrgios claimed video games were ruining him and demanded a linesman be removed during a typically dramatic exit from the US Open in New York.

Rod Laver says Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios needs to stop trying to be an entertainer and take a discipline pill in order to maximise his undoubted potential.

Former Australian Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter says he can't understand why Nick Kyrgios hasn't already been suspended following a series of ugly tantrums this year.

Nick Kyrgios has been given a suspended 16-week ban from the ATP Tour following the conclusion of an investigation into his explosive second-round loss in Cincinatti.

The 24-year-old Australian was given a six-month probation period and faces a lengthy suspension if he doesn't promise to be on his best behaviour for six months.

Nick Kyrgios 's $300k muscle car smashed into a power pole yesterday, leaving one side completely destroyed in Canberra.

The tennis bad boy's Dodge Demon, one of only four in the country, was badly damaged after crashing into the pole in Bonner, ACT, on Saturday afternoon.

Nick Kyrgios' Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, one of only four in Australia, was badly damaged after crashing into a pole in Bonner, Canberra, on Saturday afternoon.

MIKE DICKSON IN PARIS: The former British No 1 defeated Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-3 to set up a meeting against Argentinian number one Diego Schwartzmann.

Kyrgios will still be on his six-month ATP probation at the season-opening grand slam as part of the punishment from his meltdown during a match in Cincinnati in September.

Nick Kyrgios has pledged $200 for every ace he hits this season to victims of the ongoing Australia bushfires.

It's time for another Hot or Not as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's left him with a chill this week. Nick Kyrgios (pictured) has shown he has a good side.

The bizarre moment happened during the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday, when he began cleaning up the area around his courtside bench.

During a post-match press conference on Tuesday night, an Italian journalist hinted to the 26-year-old that she might be engaged to Berrettini, who she has been dating since September.

The elite athlete revealed he has stopped eating meat and dairy in a post online about the devastating impact of the bushfires on the Australia's wildlife.

It seems to be love all for tennis badboy Nick Kyrgios who starred in a very romantic Instagram post with Russian player Anna Kalinskaya.    

Glamorous party girl Monique Belovukovic, 21, was driving her black Mercedes through Sydney's Surrey Hills when she was pulled over by highway patrol officers.

The Australian tennis star shared a photo of boxes of food on Saturday as he did his part to help some of the thousands of families struggling financially.

Former tennis prodigy Monique Belovukovic, appeared in court for sentencing after she pleaded guilty to driving with an illicit drug present in her bloodstream/oral fluids last month.

Monique Belovukovic, 21, tested positive to cocaine when police pulled over her black Mercedes G-Class wagon on Oxford Street in Sydney on November 11.

Simona Halep's Wimbledon championship has lifted her from No. 7 to No. 4 in the WTA rankings, and runner-up Serena Williams moved up to No. 9.

Serena Williams has snagged the cover the Sports Illustrated 's 2019 Fashionable 50 issue - and hints in a new interview that her future may hold more fashion than sports.

The Sports Illustrated Fashionable 50 gala brought out a bevy of celebrities in Hollywood on Thursday.

Serena Williams is the star of a new PSA that aims to increase education and awareness of financial abuse and highlight its connection to domestic violence.

Gigi Hadid has been spotted on a few dates with the reality star lately, and on Tuesday night they brought along some friends. The rumored couple grabbed dinner in NYC with some friends.

The Baywatch star, 37, couldn't contain her emotions as she was seen both cheering, laughing and with her hands in the air.

Priyanka Chopra had all eyes on her at the Couture Council Award Luncheon in New York ahead of Fashion Week on Wednesday.

Meghan Markle, 38, kept Prince Harry, 35, and four-month-old Archie close to her chest as she donned a delicate gold necklace with their initials on during her New York trip.

A throwback snap shared by a royal fan account showed how Meghan, 38, and Dame Anna, 69, sat stony-faced and appeared not to talk while watching Serena Williams at Wimbledon 2016.

It was a see-and-be-seen event at New York Fashion Week on Tuesday, with some of the best and brightest showing up to view the self-titled collection of tennis pro Serena Williams. 

Venus has shared a loving photo with her father, Richard Williams, despite him rarely being seen with his famous daughters after skipping out on Serena's 2017 wedding to Alexis Ohanian.