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'Most hated', Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic exchange barbs on social media

tennis players battle for Grand Slam glory in Paris, Australians Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic have been slugging it out on social media. One-time prodigy Tomic appears to have triggered the row by giving his thoughts on why world number 76 Kyrgios tended to get rankled by comparisons between the two. "The only logical explanation is that I'm his idol," Tomic, now ranked 418th in the world, said on Instagram on Wednesday.

French Open - 'Look at me when I'm giving you an answer' - Alexander Zverev snaps at reporter over phone

Alexander Zverev was not impressed with a reporter during his post-match press conference at the French Open following his second-round victory. The German third seed faced a match point and recovered in gutsy fashion to come back from two-sets down to beat Sebastian Baez 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2 7-5 and reach the third round at Roland-Garros. Ad/> It was a brutal encounter for Zverev so early in the tournament, but he showed impressive resilience and resolve to stage the five-set comeback and set up a match against Brandon Nakashima of the USA in the next round.

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