On July 2nd, Nick Kyrgios and World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas were both fined after their heated 3rd round match for “unsportsmanlike conduct.”
Tsitsipas was fined $10,000 for hitting a ball into the stands, which he later apologized for. Kyrgios was fined $4,000 for audible obscenity, which totals $14,000 for the Grand Slam tournament, as he was also fined $10,000 in his previous match with Paul Gibb.
Despite being incredibly talented, Kyrgios normally racks up thousands of dollars in fines. He is unafraid to jaw with, spit toward, or scold the judges and umpires. He constantly badgers workers on the court for not keeping fresh towels and bananas in the changeover chairs. He smashes racquets which sometimes almost hit people, giving the chair umpire plenty of reason to fine him.
After Tsitsipas angrily sent a ball into the crowd, coming dangerously close to hitting a spectator, Kyrgios barraged the chair umpire, tournament referees, and supervisors for not disqualifying him, claiming that the judges would have fined him if he had done the same.
Tsitsipas could not stand the endless complaints and interruptions, being much disturbed. After complaining that there was only one person on the court interested in playing tennis, while the other was trying to turn the match into a circus. He took matters into his own hands, trying to beat Kyrgios with his shots. During the final tie break, Kyrgios hit three unreturnable shots, sealing his victory, and beating Tsitsipas 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
“It’s constant bullying, that’s what he does,” Tsitsipas said of Kyrgios. “He bullies the opponents. He was probably a bully at school himself. I don’t like bullies. I don’t like people that put other people down. He has some good traits in his character, as well. But when he — he also has a very evil side to him, which if it’s exposed, it can really do a lot of harm to the people around him.”
“I think everyone has to go to bed being calm with the things that you have done,” Nadal said. “And if you can’t sleep calmly and being satisfied with yourself, it’s because you did things that probably were not ethical.”
Tsitsipas was fined $10,000 for hitting a ball into the stands, which he later apologized for. Kyrgios was fined $4,000 for audible obscenity, which totals $14,000 for the Grand Slam tournament, as he was also fined $10,000 in his previous match with Paul Gibb.
Despite being incredibly talented, Kyrgios normally racks up thousands of dollars in fines. He is unafraid to jaw with, spit toward, or scold the judges and umpires. He constantly badgers workers on the court for not keeping fresh towels and bananas in the changeover chairs. He smashes racquets which sometimes almost hit people, giving the chair umpire plenty of reason to fine him.
After Tsitsipas angrily sent a ball into the crowd, coming dangerously close to hitting a spectator, Kyrgios barraged the chair umpire, tournament referees, and supervisors for not disqualifying him, claiming that the judges would have fined him if he had done the same.
Tsitsipas could not stand the endless complaints and interruptions, being much disturbed. After complaining that there was only one person on the court interested in playing tennis, while the other was trying to turn the match into a circus. He took matters into his own hands, trying to beat Kyrgios with his shots. During the final tie break, Kyrgios hit three unreturnable shots, sealing his victory, and beating Tsitsipas 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
“It’s constant bullying, that’s what he does,” Tsitsipas said of Kyrgios. “He bullies the opponents. He was probably a bully at school himself. I don’t like bullies. I don’t like people that put other people down. He has some good traits in his character, as well. But when he — he also has a very evil side to him, which if it’s exposed, it can really do a lot of harm to the people around him.”
“I think everyone has to go to bed being calm with the things that you have done,” Nadal said. “And if you can’t sleep calmly and being satisfied with yourself, it’s because you did things that probably were not ethical.”
