Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been concerned in a Twitter spat with Norwegian counterpart Casper Ruud who branded him an ‘fool’ and ‘completely loopy’ for explosive on-court meltdowns.
Relationship between the gamers turned tense after Kyrgios was defaulted throughout their second spherical conflict on the Rome Masters earlier this 12 months.
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The recent-tempered Aussie was disqualified for smashing a racquet and throwing a chair throughout weird third-set outburst.
The wild on-court tantrum didn’t go unnoticed by ATP bosses who stripped the Aussie of the match’s prize cash and fined him €20,000 ($ 22,215)
Nick Kyrgios will get defaulted in Rome after throwing a chair onto the court docket… y'all I cant make this up… https://t.co/Imp2Jk1Ahj
— Scottie PIPM (@ShawtyPippen) Could 16, 2019
Kyrgios mocked Rudd who passionately celebrated his default victory on the Rome Masters.
Responding to Kyrgios’s criticism the Norwegian referred to as him an “fool” including that the Australian participant ought to have been banned for at the least six months for his disrespectful habits.
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“I used to be glad and bought 90 factors and $ 50,000 in prize cash so why would not I rejoice?,” Ruud stated.
“It is his drawback that he is an fool on the court docket.”
The 24-year-old Aussie fired again saying that he would relatively want watching paint dry then watching Rudd’s “boring” tennis.
Hey @CasperRuud98 subsequent time you will have one thing to say, I’d admire you say it to my face, I’m certain you wouldn’t run your mouth a lot after that. Till then I’ll proceed to relatively watch paint dry then watch you play tennis, boring af.
— Nicholas Kyrgios (@NickKyrgios) October 24, 2019
“Hey @CasperRuud98 subsequent time you will have one thing to say, I’d admire you say it to my face, I am certain you would not run your mouth a lot after that. Till then I’ll proceed to relatively watch paint dry then watch you play tennis, boring,” Kyrgios tweeted.
Kyrgios was given a suspended ban of 16 weeks and extra superb of $ 25,000 for his explosive outbursts throughout latest tournaments.