The controversy that occurred during their third-round Wimbledon match last year, in which the Australian was criticized for showing “zero respect,” has been discussed by Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsipas. In the second episode of the Netflix docuseries Break Point, Kyrgios and Tsitsipas discuss the “circus” after Kyrgios defeated Tsitsipas, 6(2)-7 6-4 6-3 7-6(7), on his route to the Wimbledon final.
Code violations were given to both players during the match, and the situation erupted when Tsitsipas slapped an underhanded serve from Kyrgios into the spectators.
Tsitsipas didn’t stop in his criticism and he continued the drama on Netflix and called Kyrgios disrespectful. Stefanos commented: “He’s brought NBA basketball attitude to tennis. I’d describe it as an uneducated approach to playing tennis. Tennis is a gentleman’s sport, it’s all about respect. We’re not playing basketball.. He kept putting his towel in my box.
There was zero respect coming out of my opponent that day. He kept pressing my buttons none stop – and of course I got annoyed. He just loves attention. And if he gets none of that, it is complete destruction. It was too much for me. All that anger built up so much.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Ranked world no.5, Stefanos played his last match on the 15th of June when he surrendered to world no.55 Richard Gasquet 7-6(8) 2-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Stuttgart (draw).
Until now, during this year Stefanos achieved a compiled 31-10 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s best accomplishment of the current season was reaching the final at the Australian Open and Barcelona.
Tsitsipas will compete next in Halle (Terra Wortmann Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 19th of June using a wild card.
Nick Kyrgios in 2023
Now the world no.25, Nick played his last match on the 13th of June when he was overcome by world no.64 Yibing Wu 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Stuttgart (draw).
This year the Australian owns a composed 0-1 record.
Kyrgios has scheduled to play next in Halle (Terra Wortmann Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 19th of June.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios fought against each other 5 times. The head to head is 4-1 for Kyrgios. Before, the last time they fought against 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.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios |
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