While soft drinks, predominantly cola, have become a part of the fabric of some endurance sports, including during the Tour de France, for its high concentration of glucose and sucrose as a quick energy boost, it is mostly unexplored territory in tennis.
With the match clock ticking over the three hour mark it is understandable Kyrgios was looking for relief after also pushing himself to a five-set win over Ugo Humbert on Wednesday night — another match that had him on court for more than three hours.
The Pepsi chug divided some tennis commentators, but most were fully appreciative of Kyrgios' very human soft drink slurp.
