Nick Kyrgios still a regular at pub where he drank the night before Nadal clash
Despite the controversy at the time, staff say the 30-year-old keeps returning to the pub – most recently on Friday – and has never caused trouble.
Pub manager Alfie Stockwell, 28, said: 'He comes here quite often, especially during Wimbledon.
'He really likes it here. He's been nothing but nice. We let them do their own thing.
'He's friendly enough: I suppose it depends what mood he's in, which is fair enough.'
Kyrgios, unseeded at the time, had beaten fellow Australian Jordan Thompson in five sets to set up the blockbuster match with Nadal, which became laced with tension after a war of words between the pair.
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