Nick Kyrgios slams 'not liked' Tsitsipas and fires shots at rival after Wimbledon 'circus'

Nick Kyrgios has responded after Stefanos Tsitsipas branded him a "bully" following their four-set epic at Wimbledon. The Aussie defeated the top seed 6-7(2) 6-4 6-4 7-6(7) and has since claimed that the Greek is "not liked" on tour.

Kyrgios dispatched the fourth seed in the third round of Wimbledon in what was his second win over Tsitsipas in less than three weeks. The fiery clash saw both men receive code violations with the world No 40 arguing with the umpire and the Greek star sending a ball into the stands in frustration.

After the match, the Greek was the first man into his post-match press conference and accused his opponent of being a "bully" as he said: "It's constant bullying, that's what he does. He bullies the opponents. He was probably a bully at school himself. I don't like bullies."

And Kyrgios has now responded, claiming that it was Tsitsipas himself who created a "circus" during their match while taking a dig at the 23-year-old for being "not liked" in the locker room. "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," the 27-year-old said.

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"I didn't do anything. I was actually like -- apart from me just going back and forth to the umpire for a bit, I did nothing towards Stefanos today that was disrespectful, I don't think. I was not drilling him with balls. I don't know. I don't know what to say. Like what do you think?" And Kyrgios threw in an extra dig at his opponent, adding: "I would be pretty upset if I lost to someone two weeks in a row, as well. Maybe he should figure out how to beat me a