Today, in the third round of the Wimbledon Championships 2022, the tennis world saw one of the feistiest matches of the tournament to date between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios. However, this match also had some controversial moments, which could be a big talking point for the tournament.

During the second set, Kyrgios asked for the supervisor, as he was not happy with one of the calls from the chair umpire. He compared this incident with Novak Djokovic’s default from the US Open 2020.

Nick Kyrgios is not happy with Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon Championships 2022

During the second set, Stefanos Tsitsipas hit a ball in frustration, which almost hit a spectator. After this incident, the Greek player received a code violation from the chair umpire.

However, Kyrgios did not like this call, as he wanted the supervisors to default the Greek player. He even brought Djokovic‘s example from the 2020 US Open, when the tournament director defaulted him for hitting a line judge.

“It’s a disqualification! Are you st*pid or what? You can throw a ball at the public, touch someone and not be disqualified? Now, someone has to be injured? You are a disgrace,” Kyrgios said to the chair umpire.

“Bring another supervisor, bring a lawyer. What happened with Novak? He hit hard, she was hurt? Oh my God. I want all the supervisors. You can’t throw a ball into the public, touch someone and not be disqualified,” (Translated using Google Translate) he further said.

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Many people were also asking for a default for the Greek player, as José Morgado wrote, “Remembers Djokovic’s US Open default, says this one is similar.”

Ben Rothenberg also tweeted, “As replay shows, Tsitsipas did indeed backhand a ball into the crowd. Couldn’t tell at first look if it hit or injured anyone.”

Despite calling the chair umpire ‘a disgrace’, Kyrgios did not receive a warning from the chair umpire, as the match continues to entertain the crowd. At the moment, Kyrgios is leading the match with a 2 sets to 1 lead, even after losing the first set in a tie-breaker.

Novak Djokovic had a similar incident at the US Open 2020

Meanwhile, Kyrgios brought out Djokovic’s example because the Serb was disqualified from the US Open 2020 during his fourth-round match against Pablo Carreno Busta. During this match, the Spaniard broke Djokovic’s serve in the first set to make the score 6-5. Then a frustrated Djokovic smashed the ball in anger and it hit a line judge on her throat. 

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The chair umpire immediately called for the supervisor and had a long chat with the Serb. In the end, they decided to default Djokovic from the tournament.