‘He Kept Putting Towel in My Box’- Stefanos Tsitsipas Drags Nick Kyrgios for His NBA-Inspired Taunts as He Re-Ignites Nasty Feud Right in Time for Wimbledon

Trash talk in tennis is not something that fans or veterans of the sport enjoy. Regardless, there are many players who engage in boorish behaviors and unkind words on the court. Nick Kyrgios is one of those players. His constant outbursts and launching of abusive words have earned him an image of a controversial player.

Many players enjoy Kyrgios’ presence and many abhor the Aussie. Stefanos Tsitsipas falls in the latter category. The Greek player believes that Kyrgios is not a player who is considerate of tennis-appropriate behaviors. He talked about a particular incident in the Netflix tennis docuseries, ‘Break Point’.

Stefanos Tsitsipas hates Nick Kyrgios’ antics

With the Netflix docu-series Break Point back for another season, tennis fans will get a wider view of their favorite players. The docuseries covers the behind-the-scenes moments of several players on tour. Taylor Fritz, Nick Kyrgios, Maria Sakkari, and more have appeared on the show. Stefanos Tsitsipas is also featuring in the show in the upcoming season.

In his episode, Tsitsipas talked about how much he disliked Kyrgios’ antics. He talked about how Kyrgios tries to bring an NBA attitude to the racket sport. To give an example of an instance, he talked about how the Aussie kept putting his towel in his box.

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“He’s brought NBA basketball attitude to tennis. I’d describe it as an uneducated approach to playing tennis. Tennis is a gentleman’s sport. It’s all about respect. We’re not playing basketball.. He kept putting his towel in my box.”

While the former number 3 abhors the behavior of the Bad Boy of tennis, Nick Kyrgios is not too fond of Tsitsipas either.

Kyrgios mocks Tsitsipas in between a rant

When the 2021 US Open commenced, fans were hoping to catch a Kyrgios rant live on TV. In one of his matches, the former 13 fought with the umpire. Due to Covid-19 protocols, players had to fetch their own towels instead of getting them from personnel on the court. Kyrgios kept throwing his towels everywhere and the umpire frequently asked him to pick them up. This led to a heated debate between the two, and the umpire told him it was part of a game.

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The Aussie argued that it was not and found a way to poke at Stefanos Tsitsipas. He referred to the earlier bout of Tsitsipas and Murray in which the Greek player took a 20-minute toilet break with no repercussions. While the Greek player does not like Kyrgios, the feeling is mutual between the two.