Nick Kyrgios is the one to blame, according to Stefanos Tsitsipas, for “destroying” their relationship. The Australian Open finalist claimed that he did nothing improper and that the Australian is to blame for the breakdown of their friendship. Before the 2022 Wimbledon, the two were friendly and had no animosity toward one another. At Wimbledon last year, the two engaged in an intense third-round match, which Kyrgios ultimately won. While Kyrgios wanted the Greek to be punished for hitting a ball into the crowd, Tsitsipas accused him of bullying. Both players had some poignant things to say in the post-game conference.
Tsitsipas said that Kyrgios turned into a “devil” on the court when asked to comment on the top Australian player in Netflix’s most recent documentary, Break Point. The tension between the two players is only heightened by this.
‘He’s the one who destroyed our relationship, I didn’t do anything. I was just trying to play and someone on the other side of the network was looking for trouble, he was clowning… It depends on how you wake up each day,‘ said Stefanos.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), the Greek played his last match on the 4th of February when he defeated world no.731 Alvaro Guillen Meza 7-5 6-2
in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).Currently, during this year Tsitsipas has achieved a composed 11-1 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s most significant achievement of the present season was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
He is also scheduled to play in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel)
after Rotterdam. The main draw will start on the 13th of February.Nick Kyrgios in 2023
At the moment ranked no.20, the Australian played his last match on the 6th of October 2022 when he beat world no.104 Kamil Majchrzak 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
Currently, during this year Kyrgios has managed to achieve a compiled 37-10 win-loss record.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios clashed against each other 5 times. The head to head is 4-1 for Kyrgios. Previously, the last time they played each other, Nick Kyrgios won 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7) in the 3rd round in London (Wimbledon) in July 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios |
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