Nick Kyrgios says opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas should have been defaulted for hitting the ball into the Wimbledon crowd during their third round match on Saturday afternoon.
In fact, the fiesty Australian refused to play his third round match against world number 5 Tsitsipas following the incident.
It all kicked off in the second, when a furious Kyrgios called over the supervisor to asks for Tsitsipas to be defaulted as the Greek sent a ball into the crowd in frustration after losing the set. Here's some footage of the clash.
Stefanos Tsitsipas received a warning for smacking the ball into the crowd... but Nick Kyrgios says he should've been defaulted 😳
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 2, 2022
This is what happened 👇
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The 27-year-old, who mentioned Novak Djokovic being defaulted from the US Open in 2020, could be heard saying: "Give me all the supervisors. I'm not playing until we get to the bottom of it" before continuing his rant.
Is this the most controversial match in #Wimbledon history? 👀
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Kyrgios now wants Tsitsipas to be defaulted for hitting someone in the crowd.
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 2, 2022
"Give me all the Supervisors. I'm not playing until we get to the bottom of it".
Remembers Djokovic's US Open default, says this one is similar.
It didn't stop there, either. Stefanos Tsitsipas was handed a point deduction and a second code violation for this moment.
😳😳😳
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) July 2, 2022
Stefanos Tsitsipas gets a point deduction and a second code violation!
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Kyrgios mentioned the fact Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the US Open during his last 16 match against Pablo Carreno Busta in 2020.
The Serbian was trailing 6-5 in the first set of the match when he knocked away a ball he had from his service game – a strike that hit a line judge in the throat.
You can see footage of that incident below.
Djokovic is a petulant idiot. In a hissy fit, randomly hits a ball that hits a line judge in the throat.pic.twitter.com/4CebV9m2Zn
— Nick Harris (@sportingintel) September 6, 2020
Earlier this week, Kyrgios was given a $14,500 fine for spitting in the direction of a spectator during his first-round matchup – the largest fine of 14 given out so far at Wimbledon.
Footage of the incident shows Kyrgios looking towards the crowd following his victory and spitting before going over and shaking British wildcard Paul Jubb’s hand.
It was in a clash that saw the Australian call a line judge a ‘snitch'.
Swear Kyrgios spits at some bloke in the crowd who was cheering for Jubb. 😆 Mad’ead! #Wimbeldon2022 pic.twitter.com/gkQWHhv6BY
— Mark Conway (@MarkConway87) June 28, 2022
Thoughts on the Kyrgios/Tsitsipas incident at Wimbledon? Did he have a point?
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