London: Brash Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios says he is shocked by the criticism levelled at him and admits to feeling lost and confused. The 20-year-old’s antics at Wimbledon, including claims of “tanking”, arguing with umpires and sarcasm in press conferences, has been slammed in the Australian media with The Australian broadsheet yesterday saying his reputation was in tatters.

“For sure you have those doubts and those thoughts,” he told Fairfax Media in an interview published yesterday about wanting to walk away from tennis. “I definitely don’t love the sport. I like it to a degree, but I don’t love it.