Nick Kyrgios called 'evil' and a 'bully' by defeated Wimbledon opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas

By Ben Church, CNN

Updated 1025 GMT (1825 HKT) July 3, 2022

Stefanos Tsitsipas was frustrated after his loss to Nick Kyrgios.

(CNN)Stefanos Tsitsipas said Nick Kyrgios has an «evil side» to his character after losing to the Australian in a feisty match at Wimbledon on Saturday.

Kyrgios beat Tsitsipas in four sets — 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 7-6(7) — in an action-packed, controversial game on Court One but the pair continued the feud at their post-match press conferences. Tsitsipas had been frustrated by Kyrgios' «constant bullying» from the other side of the net and had tried to hit his opponent with a shot during the fiery encounter. Kyrgios, who was vocal throughout, was warned for swearing by the umpire and was left furious when Tsitsipas wasn't disqualified for firing a ball into the crowd out of frustration. «Yeah, it's constant bullying, that's what he does. He bullies opponents. He was probably a bully at school himself. I don't like bullies,» Tsitsipas told reporters after the match. Read More«I don't like people that put other people down. He has some good traits in his character, as well. But he also has a very evil side to him, which if it's exposed, it can really do a lot of harm and bad to the people around him.»The match ended in a cagey handshake between the two. Kyrgios, who has already caused headlines at Wimbledon for both his outbursts and audacious shots, laughed off his opponents comments, calling them «soft.»He had previously said he had huge respect for the Greek when interviewed on court immediately after the match. «I don't know what to say. I'm not sure how I bullied him. He was the one hitting balls at me, he was the one that hit a spectator, he was the one that smacked it out of the stadium,» Kyrgios