Having lost the second set to see Kyrgios level the encounter at one set apiece, Tsitsipas showed his frustration by dragging the ball and it whistled past the head of a spectator sitting under his box. Kyrgios, having earlier clashed with referee Damien Dumusois over an incorrect lines call, was furious that Tsitsipas had not gone bankrupt. Wimbledon ‘One hell of a fight’ – Kyrgios has ‘absolute respect’ for Tsitsipas despite fiery encounter 10 HOURS AGO “Default or not? If it’s me, you’re bankrupting me,” began Kyrgios. “He’s hit a ball into the crowd. “Are you dumb? It’s a default bro. It’s a default bro!” Wimbledon 2022 Day 6 Wrap – Swiatek Falls, Nadal Marches On and Kyrgios Chaos! “What qualifies as this then? What ranks it? So can you hit a ball into the crowd, hit someone and not get charged? You’re stupid?” Kyrgios then asked the referee to bring out a supervisor. However, not content with that, he asked for more, before turning to the umpire again to make his case, referring to Novak Djokovic’s US Open bust.
“I don’t care – I don’t play until we get to the end,” Kyrgios said. “You can’t hit the ball into the crowd and it hits somebody and it’s not a default? “What happened to Novak [Djokovic] when he hit the ball to the girl – was it difficult? Was she injured? He was hurt! Oh my God. “Then you have to get more supervisors. I don’t play until we get to the bottom. No, I want it all. “You can’t hit a ball into the crowd and hit somebody and not get charged. I would like to speak to the supervisors. Thanks.”
The Greek conceded a code violation – not the default the Australian requested – and Kyrgios would win the first game of the third set and approach the umpire again at the change of ends. “I can’t believe this… you know the s*** that’s going to take the tournament after this press conference straight[ed] to you he is mad,” he said. “I don’t care bro. People want to see me… not you. “Okay, don’t tell me what to do. I’m talking about him hitting the ball into the crowd and not getting anything.” The tournament referee was now on court watching the proceedings as tempers continued to flare in the third set. After serving underarms, Kyrgios said Tsitsipas “dropped one” in the third game of the set, and Tsitsipas would receive a points deduction and a second code violation when he drove the ball back into the crowd. he lost serve to go 4-1 down. The Australian would take a 2-1 lead when the dust settled. Kyrgios would then go on to win the third set tiebreak. —- Watch daily highlights from Wimbledon at 22:00 on Eurosport 2 and Discovery+ from 27 June, plus both singles finals live on 9 and 10 July. Wimbledon ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’ – Calls for tougher referees after Kyrgios-Tsitsipas clash 10 HOURS AGO Wimbledon “It’s constant bullying” – Tsitsipas hits the “bad side” in Kyrgios 11 HOURS AGO