Kyrgios’ Lack of Civility in Tennis

Nick Kyrgios of Australia celebrates winning match point against Filip Krajinovic of Serbia during their Men's Singles Second Round match on day four of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 in London, England, on June 30, 2022. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Commentary

In a paper on History and Civility, Larry Schaefer writes that “Civility is one of our most honored and valued words, a five-star word ... It walks in partnership with other honored words such as politeness, duty, and civilized. There are those who say that duty and civility should be expressed together: the duty of civility.”