‘A hell of a match’ – Nick Kyrgios has ‘ultimate respect’ for Stefanos Tsitsipas despite fiery encounter

Nick Kyrgios insists he has the ‘ultimate respect’ for Stefanos Tsitsipas after the pair played out a fiery third round match on Saturday evening, with the Australian ultimately coming out on top. Kyrgios was insistent that his opponent should be defaulted after Tsitsipas swiped the ball in frustration after losing the second set, narrowly missing the head of a spectator sitting below his box. Despite Kyrgios' appeals, Tsitsipas received a code violation and not the default the Australian demanded.

Ad/> And then, after delivering an underarm serve, Kyrgios accused Tsitsipas of «lacing one» at him in the third game of the set, with the Greek receiving a point deduction and a second code violation when he lashed the ball away again and into the crowd. Wimbledon‘Never seen anything like it’ – Calls for stricter umpiring after Kyrgios-Tsitsipas clashAN HOUR AGO Kyrgios would ultimately win 6-7 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7) in a match that had everything. “Honestly it was a hell of an atmosphere, an amazing match,” Kyrgios said on reflection.

“I honestly felt like the favourite coming in — I played him a couple of weeks ago. But I knew that it was going to be a tough match. He’s a hell of a player.