Decorted Olympian Pete Reed has revealed the heartbreaking news this week that he has been left paralysed from the chest down, after suffering a very rare spinal stroke.

Controversial tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios has given a glimpse of his softer side in a hilarious interview with a budding young reporter during the rain affected Queen's Club Championship.

MIKE DICKSON AT QUEEN'S CLUB: Kyrgios was fined almost £14,000 on Friday over his unsportsmanlike conduct after outbursts blemished his two matches on Thursday afternoon.

Before Nick Kyrgios, the enfant terrible of Australian tennis was Brydan Klein, who won his first Grand Slam match at 19 and then saw his career implode amidst a series of punishments.

He is about as unpredictable as they come but on his day he can be a handful on the court. But can you name the current world No 43 from when he was a youngster?

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.

It's the second night on the bounce Kyrgios has painted the town red and the controversial Australian didn't appear to be fazed by his Wimbledon exit just hours later.

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.

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.

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

The crowd was blown away after Kyrgios, 24, managed to beat his opponent Norbert Gombos, 28, on Saturday after a back and forth rally that ended with Kyrgios diving across the court.

Usually when Nick Kyrgios is creating headlines it can be for controversial reasons. But tennis's 'bad boy' was at the centre of a feel-good moment during his straight sets victory over Norbert Gombas.

The out-of-sorts Australian seemed to make the most of his time in Montreal by getting cosy with the Canadian tennis star's twin sister Beatrice, days after his most bizarre on-court meltdown yet.

Nick Kyrgios has been fined $166,714 for his latest outburst which saw him smash rackets, call the chair umpire a 'f**king tool' and refuse to get ready to return serve at the Cincinnati Masters.

Nick Kyrgios has taken issue with comments made by tennis greats about his on-court antics and the state of his mental health ahead of his first round US Open match.

Kyrgios' first-round win against American Steve Johnson was his first since copping a record $US113,000 ($A167,000) fine for a spectacular meltdown during a tournament in Cincinnati.

 Nick Kyrgios faces a suspension from tennis after labelling the ATP 'corrupt'. Kyrgios made the comments after his first-round US Open win over American Steve Johnson.

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' six-month probationary period will start on Monday after the Australian opted not to appeal the punishment handed down by the ATP last week.

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.

Wayward tennis talent Nick Kyrgios may be a 'different character' but Australia's Davis Cup team is better with him in it, according to captain Lleyton Hewitt.

The pair have been engaged in a war of words since Kyrgios was infamously disqualified from his match against Ruud at the Rome Masters in May.

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.

The unlikely doubles pairing defeated two-time grand slam doubles champion Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury 3-6 6-3 18-16 to send Australia roaring into the ATP Cup semi-finals.

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 Australian No.1 also sampled some local Mexican cuisine with the female tennis player on Thursday two days after retiring hurt from an ATP World Tour first-round match in Acapulco.

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.

On Tuesday Serena Williams showed out to usher in a new era of female tennis players. The 37-year-old was out in Soho for the Queen of the Future event and brought her daughter Olympia.

Serena Williams rolled her right ankle but that didn't seem to slow her down in a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Petra Martic that moved her into the U.S. Open quarterfinals for a 16th time.

Meghan Markle is understood to have touched down in New York, after being delayed on the commercial flight. The 8.25am flight was delayed by one hour and 17 minutes.

Alessandra Ambrosio was spotted with her mini-me daughter, Anja Mazur, 11, at Serena Williams' fashion show on Tuesday as part of New York Fashion Week.

The tennis pro, 37, was glammed up to the max in a slinky black dress for the Citi Taste of Tennis at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York on Thursday.

The tennis champion, 37, was enjoying some well-earned chill time with her adorable daughter Olympia, two, in a fun snap posted to her Instagram page on Tuesday.

She welcomed her daughter Olympia into the world in September 2017. And Serena Williams kicked off another milestone as she took little Alexis for a first-time visit to Walt Disney World

On Saturday, Serena Williams posted a photo of her 2-year-old daughter, Alexis Olympia, as a flower girl for a friend's wedding. The tennis champ matched her mini-me in a pink gown.

The 23-year-old Australian, who had lost all five previous meetings with Svitolina, won 6-4 6-3 to claim £3.4million ($4.42m) - the biggest prize money in tennis history.

Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, enjoyed a family day out at Auckland Zoo with their daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., on Sunday.

Serena Williams will head into next week's Australian Open as the clear favourite after becoming the first woman to win tour titles in four different decades as she defeated Jessica Pegula.

Serena attempted to film a morning routine video on Instagram on Monday, and her two-year-old daughter joined her for the clip.

The tennis star, 38, beamed alongside her daughter in the cute selfie just days after she warmed fans' hearts with a hilarious beauty video.

Zoe Phillips, 53, from Chelsea, went on four dates with MoD worker Neil Cross before he called off the relationship and she started to harass him, threatening to kill herself, a court heard.

To keep her two-year-old daughter Olympia entertained, Serena Williams has been getting into some princess attire. She took to Instagram on Friday to share a sweet image playing in dresses.

Serena Williams, 38, uploaded an adorable video to her Instagram of her and her daughter, Olympia, dancing along to I Have A Dream from the Disney princess film Tangled on Thursday.

Back at last in their favorite Downing Street rehearsal room, the Prime Minister (pictured), gave the government's daily coronavirus briefing with his scientific and medical advisers.