'He was playing dirty tennis' – Stefanos Tsitsipas’ mother criticises Nick Kyrgios after feud with her son

Stefanos Tsitsipas’ mother has spoken out publicly against Nick Kyrgios after his controversial antics in the duo’s turbulent third round encounter at Wimbledon this year. Kyrgios lost his temper on several occasions in a tempestuous encounter, criticising the umpire, Damien Dumusois, at various points in the match. Ad The Greek-Australian also expressed his frustration at Tsitsipas' antics after he swatted the ball into the crowd as Kyrgios won the first set.

Australian OpenRussians and Belarusians can compete at Australian Open, Djokovic will be welcomeYESTERDAY AT 07:57 Tsitsipas received a warning for his actions, but Kyrgios wanted Dumusois to issue his opponent a default. Now, three months later, Julia Sergeyevna Apostoli has had her say on the matter and passionately defended her son. «The only person who confuses Stefanos is Nick Kyrgios.

He is the only one who brings him out of himself,» she said in quotes published by greekcitytimes.com. “In the Wimbledon match, Kyrgios decided to ignore the general rules of sports. The match became very strange and nervous because he was playing 'dirty' tennis.

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