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Dawn Fraser apologizes for offensive comments on Australian tennis players

Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser was heavily criticized for her negative comments on tennis stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic at Wimbledon. She apologized after being labeled a “blatant racist” by Kyrgios for saying the two Australians should “go back to where their parents came from.”

Kyrgios lost in the fourth-round at Wimbledon on Monday. During the third game of the second set he appeared to be ‘tanking,’ or not making a real effort to play competitively. He also repeatedly argued with umpires throughout the tournament.

When asked about Kyrgios’s behavior in an interview on Australian television, Fraser said, “It’s absolutely disgusting.