A little while ago, at the height of some of the less desirable behaviour from young Aussie tennis players Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios, The Gurgler unveiled a way to keep up with their behaviour and turn it into a game. Something we do well here and love to do.
We call it Tennis Jerk Bingo. Your Tennis Jerk Bingo card has 20 squares that have potential Jerk moments that one or both of these young might tick off over the next few years.
Why not get your Tennis Jerk Bingo sheet here, and find out what you’ve been missing.
But during the Davis Cup on the weekend Bernard Tomic is caught on camera having a go at his fellow Tennis Jerk. He probably has a point, as he was battling away doing the hard as Aussie sports fans love.
But does this mean a shift in their relationship, and the casual comparison of Jerk may ratchet up into full blown Tennis Jerk cold war. We hope so. It will make a change from the tedious parade that is Tennis these days.
Or maybe they will both use this as a battle to spur each other on to use their enormous talent and turn it into Gram Slam wins, rather Great Big Jerks.