There is no boring moment when Kyrgios defeats Tsitsipas at Wimbledon

Nick Kyrgios cursed the referee in the Wimbledon chair and asked, “Are you an idiot?” He asks why his opponent, Stefanos Tsitsipas, didn’t confiscate an unprecedentedly controversial and boring match by angryly hitting the ball on the stand after dropping the second set. After that, I requested to meet the supervisor of the Grand Slam.

Not happy with the response, Kyrgios asked, “What are you talking about, fellow?” Then it looks like this: It’s not over yet. ‘Pull them all out. I do not care. … I haven’t played until I reach the bottom of this. “

He continued playing on Saturday. Then the unpredictable and unseeded Kyrgios won, defeating the fourth-seeded Tsitsipas 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7) at the All England Club. I reached the 4th round for the first time. 2016.

There was much more, from the armpit serve that Kyrgios attacked (including the serve between the legs) to the three shots that Tsitsipas deliberately slammed against him. A total of three code violations were summoned by the chair’s referee Damien Dumusois, one on Kyrgios for audible obscenity and two on Tsitsipas for ball abuse, earning a point penalty.

There was also great tennis along the way, and the player won 118 winners. Everything took 3 hours and 17 minutes and there were no boring moments, but it ended so late that the retractable roof of Court 1 was closed and artificial lighting was turned on in the middle of the 4th set.

Tsitsipas kept a pair of setpoints to force the fifth, but Kyrgios saved both. The latter was the winner of the half volley after serving and volleying on the second serve.

27-year-old Kyrgios from Australia, with a Greek father and a Malaysian mother, converted the second matchpoint with a drop shot and roared. This kind of skill is always evident from Grand Slam quarter-finalists Kyrgios. It’s also been obvious for a long time. Kyrgios often appears to be more interested in entertainment and discussion than doing whatever it takes to finish on the right side of the score.

On Saturday, during one switch in the middle of the fourth set, Kyrgios barked while sitting in a chair and chewing a banana. Was he yelling at the officials? With people sitting in his guest box? by myself? Sometimes it’s hard to know with him.

He was fined $ 10,000 from the tournament for acting against sportsmanship in the first round of the game, and he spit in the direction of the spectators who said he was heckling. This is the largest of the 22 prize penalties issued in the first week.

His problem with Dumusois started with the first set. He was disturbed by a reverse call by a line judge and wanted to remove the officer. It didn’t happen.

After Kyrgios broke to steal the second set, Tsitsipas backhanded the ball into the crowd. The ball seemed to bounce off the wall, but what wasn’t completely clear was whether the ball landed on someone.

It just elicited a warning from Dumsova who didn’t go well with Kyrgios.

“You can’t hit the crowd, hit someone, and fall into default,” Kyrgios said of an episode involving Novak Djokovic at the 2020 US Open. Line judge in his throat.

At one point, Kyrgios told Dumsois: … Bro, people want to see me, not you. “

You will have another chance to meet Kyrgios on Monday when you will face Brandon Nakashima in the quarterfinals. Nakajima is one of the four American men in the fourth round and is the most common in Wimbledon since 1999.

In other men’s matches on Monday, 22 major champions Rafael Nadal and 21st Beautic van Desand Sulp, 11th Taylor Fritz and qualifying Jason Kubler, and 19th Alex De Minaur with Christian Garin. I will play.

Nadal’s victory over No. 27 Lorenzo Sonego 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 was not as off-rail as Kyrgios vs. Tsitsipas, but there was a unique exchange between players. etiquette.

[AP]