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.

Matthew Syed, who represented Great Britain in table tennis and now works as a journalist, claimed Kyrgios, 24, puts on a carefree public persona to excuse his own shortcomings

Just days after crashing out of Wimbledon in the second round, the 24-year-old posted a picture on his Instagram of himself growing up in Canberra. The tennis star played basketball for the ACT.

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 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 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.

The Australian was at his exuberant best in a semi-final win over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday and followed that up with a tight 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4) triumph against third seed Medvedev.

Australian tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios has shut down a spectator who attempted to heckle him during a recent training session.

The out-of-sorts Australian tennis star was beaten in the first round of the Canadian Open by Briton Kyle Edmund who closed out a 6-3 6-4 victory in 67 minutes.

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.

The Australian tennis star could face suspension after calling an umpire a 'f***ing tool' and appearing to spit in his direction at the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday.

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.

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 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 got his US Open campaign off to a winning start with a straight sets victory over Steve Johnson, but irked his opponent after responding to calls from the crowd.

 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.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Tennis's authorities are coming under pressure from inside the locker room to take firmer action against Nick Kyrgios after his latest outbursts at the US Open.

Nick Kygios shrugged off yet more off-court controversy to ease into the third-round of the US Open with a straight sets win over Antoine Hoang. The Australian won 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Nick Kyrgios has brushed off another row with tennis officials to give Australia three players in the last 32 of the US Open men's singles.

Nick Kyrgios delivered the unexpected 'tweener' lob at the heated doubles round in front of gasping spectators at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday.

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.

The Australian bad-boy dated Croatian-Australian tennis ace Ajla Tomljanović for around two years until 2017 - but she appears to have moved on with a rival.

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.

MIKE DICKSON IN GENEVA: Alex Zverev made up for the loss of an injured Rafael Nadal when he carried Team Europe to victory in the Laver Cup on Sunday night for the third time in its three editions.

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' 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.

Australian tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios has leapt to the defence of team tennis after critics questioned the merits of the format with three tournaments played inside a four-month window.

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.

Kyrgios is currently under probation by the ATP - the sport's governing body - following a meltdown at a tournament in Cincinnati in August, but the Australian No. 2 had a more positive outlook on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old admitted during a post-match interview at Friday's ATP Cup-opening in Brisbane that his hometown of Canberra remains front of mind.

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.

Nick Kyrgios has no plans on ditching his controversial under-arm serve after using it with success once more at the ATP Cup in Sydney.

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 Australian 23rd seed toppled Italian world number 53 Lorennzo Sonego 6-2 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-1) in front of a delighted crowd at Melbourne Arena on Tuesday night.

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.