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LONDON -- Nick Kyrgios apologised for calling a member of his entourage retarded?during his win over Feliciano Lopez?at Wimbledon.The Australian looked angry with the support team in his players box on Saturday, demanding they give him more vocal support or leave the court in a match held up for bad light.Its all in the heat of battle, Kyrgios told a news conference after completing the win on Middle Sunday. I know some people can obviously get offended by that. Im not meaning to be rude or disrespectful at all.The 21-year-olds fellow Australian Bernard Tomic also apologised after his first-round match for saying he had to stand on court like a retard as he waited for Fernando Verdasco.But Kyrgios, who will meet Andy Murray on Monday in the fourth round, was quick to play down any issue with his team. His family are staying with him in Wimbledon for the tournament and he put his outbursts during the match against Lopez down to his frustrations boiling over.Sometimes Im just a pest, he said. Theyre always doing the best they can do. Its obviously in the heat of the battle. Everything I say and everything I do out there, they all know I love them. So its OK.Shouting at his box is not the only habit he shares with Murray, it would seem. They are close friends off the court, with Kyrgios joking it was love at first sight for the greatest bromance in tennis.Kyrgios reputation as the volatile bad boy of tennis has followed him around this tournament with outbursts at an umpire and reporters, but Murray leapt to his defence and said the media try and wind him up.It is clearly invaluable to Kyrgios having someone of the world No. 2s stature to defend him in public. He backs me up a lot, which is good. Its just good to have one of the best players in the world, to have a good friend like that. I see him at times more than I see my family, he said.When Andy walks in [to the locker room], we see each other, we just give each other a look. We cant stop looking at each other for a bit.When I see Roger [Federer], everyone sort of just looks at him. Roger has an aura about him. I think hes the greatest player of all time. I just watch him. I dont say anything. Its the same with Novak. But Andy, I dont know, its different.Our relationship is pretty good. We joke a lot. When hes in the locker room, its just instant banter. We just have a lot of fun. Hes a very relaxed guy, down to earth. He baits me a lot of the time. Hes always very funny. It helps. Hes a great guy.Im just looking forward to going out there. Im relaxed, Im nervous as well.Their relationship is reminiscent of John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg. The seven-time major winner famously said that to have Bjorn behind me, it was like, to hell with everyone else.McEnroe tended to be on his best behaviour when playing Borg, too, but the respect and admiration Kyrgios has for Murray doesnt necessarily mean he will show any more emotional control against him on Monday, if their three previous Grand Slam meetings are anything to go by.Kyrgios was warned for swearing and also smashed his racket at the 2015 Australian Open, and called out I hate this place at Roland Garros the same year.At last years US Open he swore, smashed his racket and, during the changeovers, slumped back in his chair and closed his eyes -- it looked as though he was having a nap. That match came shortly after the ATP put him on probation for comments he made to Stan Wawrinka.Murray won all three of those matches, as well as their only other meeting at the Canadian Masters in 2014, for the loss of just one set. Still, Kyrgios fancies his chances against the Scot, who is 18-0 against Australians and the odds-on favourite to win Wimbledon following Novak Djokovics shock exit.As soon as Novak loses, you look at Andy and you look at Federers eyes light up. They think that their chances probably doubled, said Kyrgios.I definitely feel like hes [Murray] beatable. Hes only human. At the same time hes a great player. I dont think there would be too many people with a winning record over him, not just Australians.This is probably my best surface, my best chance to beat him. At the same time hes pretty comfortable on the grass. I feel like I know what to do. But its hard to actually go out there and execute against such a player like him.When you look at Andy, hes a great athlete. Moves extremely well. He knows the game so well. Hes practically a brick wall from the back. Hes a great returner. Can mix it up. He just competes well, as well.Theres not many weaknesses there. The only person he really loses to is Novak. The biggest difference is I play a little bit more aggressive to Andy. I dont move anywhere near as well.There is one area of his game where Kyrgios trumps Murray, at least. I dont know if hes got the tweener like I do, he said smiling.NBA Jerseys China . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Cheap NBA Jerseys Authentic . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. https://www.nbachinajerseys.us/ . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Discount NBA Jerseys . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. Cheap Nike Basketball Jerseys . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said.ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- The German Grand Prix is expected to be dropped from the Formula One calendar for financial reasons.The decision to drop the race still needs to be officially confirmed when the World Motor Sport Council meets next Wednesday.Hockenheim is one of three provisional races on next years 21-race calendar along with Canada and Brazil. The official calendar will be approved at the same meeting.But according to reports in the German media, teams have already been made aware of the decision so that it does not affect their travel plans. The race is penciled in for July 30.Its unfortunate but not surprising, especially as the date was only conditional, Hockenheimring chief Georg Seiler was quoted as saying by German news agency dpa. There was also no offer excluding all financial risks, which was always our condition aas a possible venue.ddddddddddddThe implications would potentially see the Hungarian GP moved by one week to take Germanys slot as the final race before the traditional summer break.The German GP was left off the 2015 calendar, also because of dwindling attendances and costs.Germanys struggles to host the race contrasts with the flourishing success of the Mercedes team and its German driver Nico Rosberg.Mercedes has clinched the constructors title for the past three years, and Rosberg is in a strong position to win his first F1 title on Sunday.He leads teammate Lewis Hamilton.The other German drivers in F1 are four-time champion Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), Nico Hulkenberg (Force India), and Pascal Wehrlein (Manor). ' ' '