The No. 66 women's tennis player in the world may have accomplished what the ATP so far has not been able to do: Corral bad boy Nick Kyrgios.
The WTA's Alja Tomljanovic and the 30th-ranked Kyrgios are dating, according to tennisworldusa.org.
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"Now tennis tour regulars say they understand Kyrgios and Tomljanovic are a couple," tennisworldusa.org reported. "Kyrgios arrived in Brisbane (Australia) on Thursday on a flight from Canberra, having tweeted 'special day today.' The main image on his Twitter page is now a picture of Kyrgios and Tomljanovic on court together."
The two were photographed walking together toward her Brisbane home, The Daily Mail reported, posting pictures of the two.
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The 20-year-old Kyrgios has been ranked as high as No. 25 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in January. But he is known more for his antics on the court.
In August, the ATP fined him $10,000 for disparaging comments he made about Stan Wawrinka's girlfriend during a match at the Rogers Cup in Canada. He also was threatened with a $25,000 fine and a 28-day suspension if he makes any more offensive remarks.
Kyrgios was also accused of tanking on a pair of points during his fourth-round match against Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon. On back-to-back Gasquet serves, Kyrgios first took a half-hearted forehand slice at the ball that hit the net and then starting walking away as the ball fell inside the service box.
Tomljanovic, 22, had a 23-26 record in 2015 and reached the finals of the Thailand Open in February.
Earlier in the year, Tomljanovic denied that the two were in a relationship, saying they were just good friends, according to tennisworldusa.org. But if they are dating as 2016 rolls around, it'll be interesting to monitor whether his behavior is any different.
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