Kyrgios hits back at Olympic team boss

7:12 PM ET

Nick Kyrgios has called Kitty Chiller’s bluff, all but daring Australia’s Olympic team boss to overlook he and fellow tennis bad boy Bernard Tomic for the Rio Games.

Australian Olympic Committee chef de mission Chiller put the pair on notice last week after a raft of behavioural issues on and off the court.

Chiller spoke out in the wake of Tomic facing up to a match point in Madrid holding his racquet the wrong way – which came just days before the world No.22 withdrew just eight minutes into his opening round match in Rome.

But after cruising to an easy first-round win over local wildcard Salvatore Caruso in Rome, Kyrgios returned serve over a possible Games snub.

“I mean, if you don’t want to pick me or Bernard, you know, there are plenty of others you can pick to represent your country as well,” Kyrgios said on Monday.

“If you don’t want two …

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