(CNN)Stefanos Tsitsipas is his character afterNick Kyrgioswas defeated by the Australians. He said he had an "evil side". A fierce match atWimbledonon Saturday.
Kyrgios defeated Tsitsipas in three sets (6-7 (2) 6-4 6-3 7-6 (7)) in an action-packed and controversial game on Court One, but paired. Is a feud at a press conference after the match that continued.
Tsitsipas was frustrated by Kyrgios's "continuous bullying" from the other side of the net and tried to attack his opponent during a fierce encounter.
Kyrgios, who was speaking out throughout, was warned by the referee and was furious unless Tsitsipas was disqualified by firing a ball at the crowd from frustration.
"Yes, that's what he's doing. He's bullying his enemies. He was probably bullying at school. I don't like bullying," Tsitsipas reported after the match. I told the group.
"I don't like people who discourage others. He has some good traits in his personality, but he also has some very bad things. It does a lot of harm and can have a negative impact on the people around him. "
When interviewed in court shortly after the match, he previously made the Greeks very He said he respected him.
"I don't know what to say. I don't know how I bullied him. He was the one who hit me the ball, the one who hit the audience, the one who hit me. In the stadium. I went out. " After advancing to the 16th round, Kyrgios told reporters. Bullying him, it's just soft. We are not cut from the same cloth. I confront the men who are my true competitors.
"I have a lot of friends in the locker room to let you know .. I'm actually one of my favorite people. I set. I don't like him. Put it there Let's go. "
Tsitsipas later apologized to the crowd for firing the ball and admitted that he tried to attack Kyrgios with a body shot.
"I'm not used to playing this" But I can't just sit there and behave like a robot, like a completely cold and ignorant person
"Because you are working, you can hear noise from the other side of the court for no absolute reason.
" All the points I played today I feel Like something is happening on the other side of the net.
"That's his way of manipulating and distracting your opponents. No other player can do this. All of us have come up with something. , I really hope we can make this a cleaner version. In our sport, this kind of behavior is unacceptable, unacceptable and unacceptable. "
Kyrgios, who plays American Brandon Nakashima in the next round, said Tsitsipas needed to be more worried about finding a way to beat him.
"If you lose to someone for two weeks in a row, you'll be pretty angry. Maybe he should first figure out how to beat me a few more times," the Australian added.
