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Kyrgios Slams 'Racist' Olympic Great Fraser

SYDNEY — Nick Kyrgios has accused Olympic great Dawn Fraser of being a "blatant racist" after the former champion swimmer said tennis players should "go back to where their parents came from" if they didn't set a better example to Australian youth.

Kyrgios was the subject of a barrage of criticism back home for his on-court antics when he was beaten by Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old was accused of giving up, or "tanking", in one game, received a warning for an audible obscenity and conducted a running debate with the umpire throughout the match.