On Saturday, July 2nd, Nick Kyrgios landed a victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in one of the four Wimbleton Grand Slam tournaments. The interviews afterwards devolved into name-calling and insults from both players.
In the words of Matthew Futterman, a writer for The New York Times, “Kyrgios is an immensely talented Australian who has an ambivalent relationship with the rigors and requirements of professional tennis [who] relishes his role as the game’s great outlaw, unafraid to jaw with, spit toward or berate judges and umpires.” Described by Futterman as “the sport’s worst nightmare and its meal ticket,” Kyrgios has a childish demeanor but astonishing tennis skills.
The dispute between the two players began when “Kyrgios went after the chair umpire as well as the tournament referees and supervisors for not defaulting Tsitsipas after he angrily sent a ball into the crowd,” which almost hit a spectator. Angered, Tsitsipas attempted to hit Kyrgios with the balls he deflected, only to lose the match to Kyrgios.
After the match, the interviews for Kyrgios and Tsitsipas turned into name-calling and verbal attacks on one another. Tsitsipas stated, “It’s constant bullying, that’s what he does.”
On the other hand, his rival said, ““I go up against guys who are true competitors. If he’s affected by that today, then that’s what’s holding him back, because someone can just do that and that’s going to throw him off his game like that.” The interviews included other comments such as how Kyrgios had a “very evil side,” and how Tsitsipas was “not liked” by other players in the locker room.
Kyrgios advanced into the round of 16, where he played Rafael Nadal on Monday, July 4th.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/sports/tennis/kyrgios-wimbledon.html
In the words of Matthew Futterman, a writer for The New York Times, “Kyrgios is an immensely talented Australian who has an ambivalent relationship with the rigors and requirements of professional tennis [who] relishes his role as the game’s great outlaw, unafraid to jaw with, spit toward or berate judges and umpires.” Described by Futterman as “the sport’s worst nightmare and its meal ticket,” Kyrgios has a childish demeanor but astonishing tennis skills.
The dispute between the two players began when “Kyrgios went after the chair umpire as well as the tournament referees and supervisors for not defaulting Tsitsipas after he angrily sent a ball into the crowd,” which almost hit a spectator. Angered, Tsitsipas attempted to hit Kyrgios with the balls he deflected, only to lose the match to Kyrgios.
After the match, the interviews for Kyrgios and Tsitsipas turned into name-calling and verbal attacks on one another. Tsitsipas stated, “It’s constant bullying, that’s what he does.”
On the other hand, his rival said, ““I go up against guys who are true competitors. If he’s affected by that today, then that’s what’s holding him back, because someone can just do that and that’s going to throw him off his game like that.” The interviews included other comments such as how Kyrgios had a “very evil side,” and how Tsitsipas was “not liked” by other players in the locker room.
Kyrgios advanced into the round of 16, where he played Rafael Nadal on Monday, July 4th.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/03/sports/tennis/kyrgios-wimbledon.html
