Roger Federer made Nick Kyrgios 'circus' claim years before Stefanos Tsitsipas dispute

Stefanos Tsitsipas was livid with Nick Kyrgios in his post-match press conference on Saturday following their explosive Wimbledon third-round clash, likening the atmosphere to a circus - something Roger Federer did years ago in his first meeting with the Australian back in 2015. Kyrgios vs Tsitsipas was always going to be a box office match on Court One last night and it certainly didn't disappoint for entertainment and controversy.

Kyrgios was already winning over the crowd in the early games with a tweener and underarm serve through his legs. The match itself soon became secondary though when Kyrgios began berating line judges behind him, with two going up to the umpire to complain.

Tsitsipas ended up being booed by the crowd as the atmosphere inside Court One turned nasty towards the Greek. And he was unable to deal with the pressure cooker, reacting to the noise after losing the second set by smashing a ball into the crowd and seemingly narrowly missing a spectator.

That saw Kyrgios go up to the umpire and demand Damien Dumusois to default Tsitsipas from the match and even refused to play until he spoke with more supervisors. The crowd continued to side with Kyrgios as the match went on and Tsitsipas struggled to keep his emotions in check with the Aussie going on to win in four sets.

The 27-year-old admitted afterwards that he still felt "love" for Tsitsipas and what happened on the court didn't matter. But Tsitsipas wasn't over what happened in the match and likened the situation to a "circus".

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The world No 6 said: "I did apologize to the people. I don't know what went through my head at that time. I think also he's part, you know, with