Nick Kyrgios takes a swipe at Stefanos Tsitsipas’ mother after she claimed he played ‘dirty tennis’ during THAT bitter Wimbledon clash
- Nick Kyrgios has aimed a dig at the mother of his rival, Stefanos Tsitsipas
- The tennis stars were involved in a volatile clash at Wimbledon earlier this year
- Tsitsipas’ mother accused Kyrgios of playing ‘dirty tennis’ during the match
- Kyrgios has mocked that claim after posting a clip to Instagram today
Nick Kyrgios has refused to back down in his war of words with Stefanos Tsitsipas’ mother, posting a thinly veiled dig on Instagram.
Kyrgios and Tsitsipas were involved in a volatile clash at Wimbledon earlier this year, with the Australian’s antics not sitting well with his Greek rival, who crashed out after a four-set thriller.
Tsitsipas’ mother, Julia Apostoli, claimed that the reason her son lost that match was because he refused to stoop to Kyrgios’ level and play ‘dirty tennis’.
Nick Kyrgios has aimed a thinly veiled dig at Stefanos Tsitsipas’ mother on social media
‘Our match turned out to be very nervous with Nick Kyrgios,’ she said
‘That is, we were practically offered to play dirty tennis there, but we don’t know how to play such tennis. Therefore, Styopa [her nickname for Stefanos] lost his temper and left the court without getting there.’
But now, Kyrgios has mocked those comments on Instagram. Sharing a video clip from that match in England, he posted the caption: ‘Dirty tennis’.
Julia Apostoli (left) claimed that Kyrgios played ‘dirty tennis’ against her son at Wimbledon
Kyrgios shared a clip of that match on Instagram alongside the caption ‘dirty tennis’
Kyrgios and Tsitsipas’ relationship has been frosty over the years. The pair first exchanged words on social media in 2018 but appeared to bury the hatchet a year later when they teamed up as doubles partners at the Washington Open.
But things have since soured with Tsitsipas accusing the Australian of being a ‘bully’ and ‘evil’ in the immediate aftermath of his fourth round loss.
Kyrgios responded: ‘I just think he’s making that match about me, like he’s got some serious issues, like serious.’ He also added that Tsitsipas was ‘not liked’ in the locker room.
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